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THE 


NEW-ENGLAND 


HISTORICAL  AND  GENEALOGICAL 


REGISTER 


1892 


Volume  XLVI 


BOSTON 

PUBLISHED    BY    THE    SOCIETY 
1  892 


Publishing  Committee. 

HENRY  FITCH  JENKS,  A.M.,  FRANCIS  HENRY  EROWN,  M.D., 
HENRY  HERBERT  EDES,     ANDREW  McFARLAND  DAVIS,  S.B., 
BENJAMIN  APTHORP  GOULD,  LL.D. 


lEoitor. 
JOHN  WARD  DEAN,  A.M., 

18  Somerset  Street,  Boston. 


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REXBURG  GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY* 


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NEW-ENGLAND 

HISTORICAL  AM)   GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


JANUARY,  1892. 


Till:  REV.  JOSEPH  SEW  ALL. 

HIS   rOUTH   AM)   EAELT  MANHOOD. 
By  IIamii.ion   A.miki.ws  Hill,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

"  [NSTEAD  of  the  fathers,  the  children."     Such  a  succession  used 
to  show  itself  with  almost  the  uniformity  of  law  in  the  New-England 
churches,    when   the   population   was  homogeneous,   and  before  the 
emigration  set  strongly  in  from  the  country  towns  to  the  seaboard, 
and  from   the  seaboard   to   the  West,   changing  all  the  old  condi- 
tions.       Examples    might    be    taken    from    nearly    all    the  historic 
churches,  which  it  would  be  interesting   to   collate   and  dwell  upon. 
A  reference  to  one  of  these  churches — the  Old  South,  in  Boston 
— will   illustrate  the  character  of   the   succession   to   which  we  re- 
fer.    The  third  minister  of  this  church,  the  Rev.  Ebenezer  Pember- 
ton,  was  the  child  of  parents   whose  names  are  enrolled  among  its 
founders,  and  he  was  baptized  by  its  first  pastor,  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Thacher.     The  Rev.  Joseph  Sewall,  who  became  Mr.  Pemberton's 
colleague  and  successor,  was  a  grandson  of  one  of  the  founders,  John 
Hull,  and  the  son  of  a  father  who  lived  to  complete  fifty-three  years 
of  membership  in  the  church,  and  he  had  himself  been  baptized  by 
its  second  minister,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Willard.     Mr.  Sewall,  in  turn, 
baptized  his  son  Samuel,  and,  on  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  own 
ordination  and  installation,  welcomed  him  to  official  relations  with 
himself  as  deacon.     Deacon   Samuel  Sewall's  son-in-law,   Samuel 
Salisbury,  and  his  grandson,  Josiah  Salisbury,  became  deacons  in 
the  Old  South  in  the  years  that  followed ;    and  his  great-grandson, 
Edward  Elbridge  Salisbury,  who,  happily,  still  survives,  was  reared 
in  and  joined  himself  to  the  fellowship  of  the  old  church  in  which, 
from  the  days  of  John  Hull  to  his  own  time,  there  had,  in  his  line, 
been  a  seed  to  serve  God  in  all  the  generations.     Other  instances  of 
the  kind  might  be  taken  from  the  history  of  the  same  church.      What 
we  have  recorded  is  introductory  to  a  brief  sketch  of  one  person  in 
the  sacred  succession,  one  link  in  the  unbroken  chain,  which  we  have 
traced  and  followed, 

vol.  xlvi.  1 


4  Rev,  Joseph  SewalL  [Jan. 

Joseph  Sewall,  eighth  child  and  sixth  son  of  Judge  Samuel 
Sewall  and  his  wife  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Hull,  the  mint- 
master,  was  born  in  Boston,  August  15,  1688.  Four  days  later, 
he  was  baptized  in  the  Old  South  Meeting-house  by  the  "Rev.  Mr. 
Willard,  and  was  named  Joseph,  "in  hopes,"  wrote  his  father  in 
his  diary,  "of  the  accomplishment  of  the  Prophesy,  Ezek.  37th 
and  such  like  :  and  not  out  of  respect  to  any  Relation,  or  other  per- 
son, except  the  first  Joseph."  Of  his  early  childhood  we  have  occa- 
sional glimpses  in  the  same  diary,  of  which  we  will  give  only  one 
here  : 

°  1692,  Nov.  6.  Joseph  threw  a  knop  of  Brass  and  hit  his  Sister  Betty 
on  the  forhead,  so  as  to  make  it  bleed  and  swell ;  upon  which,  and  for  his 
playing  at  Prayer-time,  and  eating  when  Return  Thanks,  I  whipped  him 
pretty  smartly.  When  I  first  went  in  (call'd  by  his  grandmother)  he 
sought  to  shadow  and  hide  himself  from  me  behind  the  head  of  the  cradle: 
which  gave  me  the  sorrowful  remembrance  of  Adam's  carriage." 

The  name  of  Joseph  Sewall  appears  in  the  catalogue  of  the  Boston 
Latin  School  under  date  of  1696,  but  he  could  not  have  remained  there 
long  at  that  time,  for,  in  the  summer  of  the  same  year,  he  became 
a  scholar  of  Mr.  Peter  Burr,  and  was  under  him  for  three  years. 
After  graduating  at  Harvard  College  (1690),  Mr.  Burr  taught  a 
private  school  in  Boston  for  several  years  ;  he  returned  to  his  native 
State,  Connecticut,  in  1699,  and  later  became  a  judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  there.  He  joined  the  Old  South  Church,  February 
4,  1693-4,  with  six  others  ;  among  them,  Josiah  and  Abiah,  parents 
of  Benjamin  Franklin. 

In  one  of  Judge  Sewall's  account  books,  now  belonging  to  the 
New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  we  find  the  following 
charges  : 

Joseph  Sewall  Dr 

1696.     August,  Began. 
1696-7 
Feb.  11.  To  Mr  Peter  Burr  for  half  a 

year's  Schooling  1.00.0 

1697-8 
Jan.  2.  To  Cash  pd.  Mr  Burr  for 

Schooling  1.10.0 

1698 
8r.  22  To  ditto  in  full  till  Aug.  11th 

last  past  30s  1.10.0 

1699 
Aug.  28.  To  Mr  Peter  Burr  in  full  till 

ye  breaking  up  his  School ; 

which  he  saith  is  to  be 

this  week  2.00.0 


6.00.0 

This  account,  like  many  another  in  the  good  judge's  books,  is 
balanced  "  By  profit  and  loss,  freely  given." 


1892.]  Rev.  Joseph  SewalL*  r  ,1  o o  5 

AVc  suppose  that  Joseph  returned  to  the  Latin  School  in  the 
autumn  oi  1699,  remaining  there  until  he  was  ready  to  enter  college. 
The  long  period  of  ESzekiel  Cheever's  head-mastership  was  drawing 
towards  its  close.  In  a  letter  to  Mr.  Burr,  March  31,  1701,  Judge 
Sewall  wrote:  N Joseph  presents  his  service  to  you.  I  hope  he 
thrives  in  his  Learning  ;  yet  I  fear  his  genius  is  not  so  well  under- 
stood by  his  present  Instructors  as  was  by  you." 

On  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Increase  Mather  as  president  of 
Harvard  College  in  1701,  Mr.  Willard  was  made  vice-president; 
and  he  would  have  been  called  to  the  presidency,  but  this  involved 
the  resignation  of  his  pastorate  in  Boston  and  his  removal  to  Cam- 
bridge, to  which  he  would  not  consent.  He  was  president  of  the 
College  in  all  but  name  until  after  commencement  in  1708.  Of 
Joseph  Sewall's  departure  from  school  and  entrance  upon  college  life 
at  Cambridge,  his  father  has  left  us  the  following  details: 

170.'}.  June  28.  "  I  have  my  son  Joseph  to  Cambridge  in  Austin's 
Calash,  where  he  la  examined  by  Mr.  Jonathan  Remington  in  presence  of 

he  President  ami  M'  Plynt  He  answer'd  well  to  Mr  Remingtons  Critical 
Examination.  Mr  Willard  gave  him  for  his  Theme,  Omnis  in  Ascanio 
chart  sfuf  cum  Parentis, 

July  5.  "  I  had  my  son  to  Cambridge  again  in  Austin's  Calash.  Paid 
Andrew  Bordman  [Steward  from  1703  to  17  17,]  his  Cautionary  Three 
pounds,  in  order  to  my  -on  Joseph's  being  Admitted.  Went  to  Mr  Flynt's 
Chamber,  where  Col.  Wainwright'a  Son  [Francis]  and  others  were  upon 
Examination.  When  that  was  doing,  and  over,  Bi"  Willard  calPd  for 
Joseph's  Theme.  Read  it,  gave  it  to  Mr  Flynt,  then  in  M^  Flynt's 
Study,  The'  President  and  Fellows  sign'd  his  Laws;  President  said,  your 
son  is  now  one  of  us,  and  he  is  welcom.  I  thanked  him;  and  took  leave." 
July  24.  M  Joseph  takes  leave  of  his  Master  and  Scholars  in  a  short 
Oration/' 

August  11.  "I  went  to  Cambridge  to  make  sure  a  study  for  Joseph  in 
Mr  Remington's  Chamber." 

August  1G.  "  In  the  afternoon  I  had  Joseph  in  a  Calash  from  Charles- 
town  to  Cambridge,  carried  only  his  little  Trunk  with  us  with  a  few  Books 
and  Linen;  Went  into  Hall  and  heard  Mr  Willard  expound  the  123 
[Psalm.]  Tis  the  first  exercise  of  this  year,  and  the  first  time  of  Joseph's 
going  to  prayer  in  the  Hall." 

August  23.  "  I  went  to  Cambridge,  to  see  Joseph  settled  in  his  study, 
help'd  to  open  his  Chest." 

Joseph  Sewall's  theme,  written  as  part  of  his  examination  for 
college,  has  not  been  preserved;  but  he  copied  into  a  book,  which 
lies  before  us,  several  Latin  themes,  composed,  as  it  would  seem, 
during  the  spring  0f  1703.  We  give  the  subjects  of  these,  because 
they  throw  some  light  upon  the  methods  of  instruction  then  in  vogue 
in  the  Boston  Latin  School : 

Nihil  est  ab  omni  parte  beatum. 
Nil  7ion  mo7'tale  te7iemus. 
Omnium  Serum  Vicissitudo. 
}'•  r  tempus  anni jucundissimum. 
Nulla  salus  bello  pacem  teposcimus  omnes. 
Regi7ia  pcciuiia  quid  7ion? 
Amorpopuli  tutela  magisti'atuum 
Trahit  sua  quemque  Voluptas. 


6  Rev,  Joseph  Sewall.  [Jan. 

Our  good  friend,  the  present  master  of  the  Latin  School,  to  whom 
we  have  submitted  these  themes,  and  several  short  epistles  also 
written  in  Latin  at  about  the  same  time,  speaks  highly  of  all  these 
productions,  and  says  that  he  should  regard  them  as  very  creditable 
to  any  boy,  and  especially  so  to  one  not  yet  fifteen  years  of  age. 

We  know  little  about  Joseph  Sewall's  life  while  in  college.  In 
1706  he  joined  the  church  in  Cambridge  of  which  the  Rev.  William 
Brattle  was  then  the  pastor.  In  January  of  the  same  year,  follow- 
ing the  example  of  his  father  and  his  grandfather,  he  began  to  keep 
a  diary  (for  the  first  year  and  longer  in  Latin),*  and  he  continued 
the  habit,  with  occasional  interruptions,  during  the  greater  part  of 
his  life.  As  a  diarist,  however,  he  was  far  behind  Samuel  Sewall 
and  John  Hull.  The  manuscript  volumes  which  he  left  behind  him 
are  most  disappointing ;  they  mention  few  names,  and  fewer  inci- 
dents, particularly  during  his  residence  in  Cambridge,  and  contain 
little  except  a  record  of  his  daily  spiritual  exercises  and  experiences, 
with  occasional  notes  of  sermons  by  Mr.  Brattle  and  others.  He 
subjected  himself  to  the  most  rigid  introspection,  analyzing  his 
thoughts  and  motives  with  merciless  severity  ;  and  he  put  upon  paper 
the  results  of  these  microscopic  observations,  with  catalogues  of  all 
his  sins,  those  of  omission  and  those  of  commission  being  separately 
classified.  In  reading  his  inexorable  judgments  upon  himself,  we 
have  been  reminded  of  what  Macaulay  says  of  John  Bunyan  and 
his  harsh  and  unsparing  self-accusations  :  ff  Many  excellent  persons, 
whose  moral  character  from  boyhood  to  old  age  has  been  free  from 
any  stain  discernible  to  their  fellow  creatures,  have  in  their  auto- 
biographies and  diaries,  applied  to  themselves,  and  doubtless  with 
sincerity,  epithets  as  severe  as  could  be  applied  to  Titus  Oakes  or 
Mrs.  Brownrigg.  It  is  quite  certain  that  Bunyan  was,  at  eighteen, 
what,  in  any  but  the  most  austerely  puritanical  circles,  would  have 
been  considered  as  a  young  man  of  singular  gravity  and  innocence." 

Mr.  Sewall's  class,  that  of  1707,  closed  its  course  of  college  study 
several  months  before  commencement-day.  On  the  fly-leaf  of  one 
of  the  diaries  we  find  the  following  : 

"  Mr.  Remington's  Speech  to  his  Pupills  at  their  dismission  March  5, 
1706-7. 

"  1.  You  know  how  you  have  spent  your  time;  if  idlely  redeem  the  little 
that  remains,  for  the  eyes  of  your  Parents  are  upon  you;  learning  will  be 
of  use  to  you  in  every  condition. 

"2.  See  you  carry  it  decently  and  as  becometh  you,  without  haughtiness. 

"3.  Come  into  Prayers  duly;  this  will  set  an  example  to  your  Juniors; 
show  that  you  do  it  for  conscience  sake. 

"  4.  Beware  of  Drinking  and  Card  Playing.  These  make  the  Colledge 
stink. 

*  One  of  the  "laws  and  liberties"  of  the  College,  which  appears  upon  its  records  in 
the  Latin  as  well  as  in  the  English  language,  was,  "  That  the  scholars  shall  never  use  their 
mother  tongue,  except  that  in  public  exercises  of  oratory,  or  such  like,  they  be  called  to 
make  them  in  English." 

The  first  graduation  exercise  in  the  English  language  was  at  commencement,  1763. 


1892.]  Rev.  Joseph  Sewall.  7 

"5.  Subordinate  all  other  studies  to  that  you  especially  apply  yourself 
to.     Get  some;  Author's  Scheme  perfect. 

"0.  Above  all  Study  Christ;  there  is  great  sweetness  and  profit  in  this 
Study. 

u  Concl.     I  shall  rejoice  at  your  Prosperity  and  Welfare." 

On  the  28th  of  March,  Judge  Sewall  tells  us,  Joseph  "pronoune'd 
his  valedictory  Oration."  In  his  own  diary,  under  this  date,  the 
young  man  says  :  "Assisted  in  pronouncing  my  oration.  Praise 
God,  and  see  you  trust  in  him  alone.  God  ordered  it  so  as  that  I 
had  not  occasion  for  pride.  Pray  and  see  you  do  not  expect  applause 
from  men." 

On  the  8th  of  April,  Judge  Sewall  writes  again: 

u  I  go  to  Cambridge  and  carry  J<  seph  a  small  piece  of  Plate  to  present 
his  Tutor  with.  Bottom  mark'd,  March  5,  1706-7,  which  was  the  day  his 
Tutor  took  Leave  of  them;  price  39s.  2d.  View'd  his  Chamber  in  the 
President's  House,  which  I  like." 

Whether  it  was  the  custom  at  the  period  of  which  we  are  writing, 
for  the  regular  studies  of  the  Senior  Class  to  terminate  in  the  spring, 
and  what  the  seniors  did  between  March  and  July,  we  are  unable  to 
say;  but  most,  if  not  all,  of  them  remained  at  Cambridge  for  post- 
graduate studies,  after  they  had  taken  their  first  degree,  and  those 
who  were  expecting  to  (Miter  the  ministry  studied  divinity.  The 
room  which  Joseph  Sewall  was  now  to  occupy  was  in  the  house 
built  by  President  Dunster  "by  solicitations  among  his  friends  and 
by  personal  sacrifices  ;"*  during  the  administrations  of  Dr.  Mather 
and  Mr.  Willard,  only  a  portion  of  it  had  been  required  for  the 
president's  use.  It  was  pulled  down  to  make  way  for  the  new 
building,  Massachusetts  Hull,  erected  in  1720. 

L707,  April  15.  "I  discoursed  a  long  time  with  Wigglesworth,  Oaks, 
Webb,  concerning  our  Christian  duties,  as  forsaking  the  word  wholly, 
living  to  and  loving  God,  Christ,  wutehfullness  over  each  other,  &c." 

April  10.  "Th?  President's  life  and  recovery  and  the  College  for  their 
reformation  and  welfare  are  strongly  to  be  prayd  for."        Joseph  Sewall. 

July  2.  "Commencement  Day  is  fair  and  pleasant.  .  .  .  Got 
Josepii  a  Table,  and  Bread,  which  he  wanted  before.  Went  into  the 
Meeting-house  about  11.  Mr  Willard  pray'd.  Mr  Wigglesworth  began  to 
dispute;  before  he  had  done,  the  Governor  came;  when  the  first  Question 
was  dispatch'd,  the  Orator  was  called  forth:  His  Oration  was  very  well 
accepted ;  I  was  concern'd  for  my  son,  who  was  not  well,  lest  he  should 
have  faiTd  ;  but  God  helped  him.  ...  My  Son  held  the  first  Ques- 
tion in  the  Afternoon  ;  Anima  non  jit  ex  Traduce.  .  .  .  My  Son  was 
the  first  that  had  a  degree  given  him  in  the  New  Meeting  house.  .  .  . 
Mr  Willard  made  an  excellent  Prayer  at  Conclusion."       Samuel  Sewall 

*  When,  in  the  autumn  of  1654,  President  Dunster  was  removed  from  office  because  of 
his  repugnance  to  the  rite  of  infant  baptism,  he  pleaded  pathetically  with  the  General 
Court  that  he  might  not  be  turned  out  of  house  and  home  as  winter  was  approaching,  and, 
in  his  "  considerations,"  said  :  "  The  house  I  have  builded,  upon  very  damageful  conditions 
to  myself,  out  of  love  for  the  College,  taking  country  pay  in  lieu  of  bills  of  exchange  on 
England,  or  the  house  would  not  have  been  built;  and  a  considerable  part  of  it  was  given 
me,  at  my  request,  out  of  respect  to  myself,  albeit  for  the  College." 
VOL.   XL VI.  1* 


8  Rev.  Joseph  Sewall.  [Jan. 

On  the  following  day,  the  Kev.  Solomon  Stoddard  preached  the 
Thursday  lecture  in  Boston,  and  took  occasion  to  speak  against 
"excess  in  commencement  entertainments."  Whether  he  meant  the 
public  dinner  or  private  "  spreads "  does  not  appear ;  but  Judge 
Sewall's  reference  to  a  "  table  and  bread "  for  his  son's  use  is 
suggestive. 

Mr.  Willard  went  to  Cambridge  on  Monday,  August  11,  at  the 
opening  of  the  autumn  term,  but  was  taken  ill  and  was  obliged  to 
return  to  Boston  before  prayer-time.  On  the  following  day  he  felt 
so  much  worse  that  he  sent  his  resignation  to  the  Governor  and 
Council  orally  by  Judge  Sewall.  He  continued  in  failing  health 
until  the  12th  of  September,  when  he  died  very  suddenly.  Mr.  John 
Leverett  was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  the  College  on  the  28th  of 
October. 

November  3.  "  I  visited  Mr  Pemberton.  Some  of  his  instructions  such 
as  these.  1.  Lay  the  foundation  in  Systematicall  Divinity.  2.  Church 
History  profitable,  Jewish  Antiquities.  3.  Academicall  Studies  now  to  be 
fixed  in  the  memory  so  that  they  may  be  retain'd.  ...  4.  Get  a 
knowledge  of  the  arguments  of  every  Chapter  in  Scripture,  the  time  of 
writing,  occasion  &c.  5.  Study  not  Divinity  as  Vintners  taste  Wine;  apply 
it  to  yourself.  Mr  Leverett  commended  for  a  President.  6.  Naturall 
Philosophy  good."  Joseph  Sewall. 

Mr.  Leverett  was  installed  on  the  14th  of  January,  and  Edward 
Holyoke,  of  the  Class  of  1705,  and  Joseph  Sewall,  pronounced 
Latin  orations.  The  latter  took  his  second  degree  July  5,  1710.* 
His  father's  diary,  which  contains  much  more  information  about  him 
than  we  can  gather  from  his  own,  gives  the  closing  words  of  his 
thesis,  the  subject  of  which  seems  to  have  been,  the  Divine  Authority 
of  the  Sabbath  : — ideoque  etsi  inaudiatur  Lugduni  Satavorum  ; 
etsi  enarretur  Lutetiaz  Parisiorum;  etsi  audiant  J^fostrates 
doctissimi,  sive  Oxtmienses,  sive  (J antabrig  lenses  ;  attamen 
Clamabo.  Sabbatiemus  Septenarius  existit  jure  Dlvino,  et 
immutabili. 

Mr.  Sewall  continued  to  reside  in  Cambridge  until  June,  1712, 
but  we  do  not  find  his  name  on  the  list  of  tutors.  He  preached  once 
or  twice  at  the  Old  South,  and  once  at  Cambridge,  before  he  took 
his  master's  degree  ;  and  from  time  to  time,  during  the  next  two 
years,  he  supplied  the  pulpits  of  the  various  pastors  in  Boston  and 
neighboring  towns.  In  more  than  one  letter  at  this  period,  Judge 
Sewall  speaks  of  his  son  as  "  a  probationer  in  the  work  of  the  minis- 
try." In  the  Scotch  Church,  this  name  is  given  to  a  young  man 
who  holds  a  certificate  from  his  professor,  testifying  to  his  good 
character  and  qualifications  for  preaching.  Scott  tells  us  that 
Dominie  Sampson  was  a  probationer  in  divinity  before  he  became  a 

*  When  President  Leverett  died,  in  1724,  Mr.  Sewall  was  invited  to  be  his  successor;  he 
declined,  and  Mr.  Colman  was  chosen;  he  also  declined,  and  the  choice  then  fell  on  Mr. 
Wadsworth  of  the  First  Church,  Boston,  who  accepted.  Mr.  Sewall  was  a  member  of  the 
corporation  of  Harvard  College  from  1728  to  1765. 


1892.]  Rev.  Joseph  SewalL  9 

tutor  in  the  family  of  the  Bertrams.  It  was  not  until  1790  that 
clerical  associations  in  Massachusetts  assumed  the  function  of  "  appro- 
bating" or  "licensing"  young  men  to  preach  ;  although,  as  the  late 
Dr.  Joseph  S.  Clark  insisted,  these  associations  have  not  claimed, 
and  never  rightfully  can  claim,  the  authority  implied  in  the  word 
license. 

Early  in  December,  1711,  Mr.  Sewall  went  to  Salem,  and,  as  the 
result  of  his  preaching  there,  received  an  invitation  to  settle  as  pas- 
tor of  a  church  about  to  be  gathered  in  the  middle  district  in  that 
town.  He  says  :  "I  declined  it,  though  not  without  pain.  Their 
expressions  of  love  and  respect  were  truly  affecting  and  extraor- 
dinary." At  the  same  time,  or  previously,  there  seems  to  have  been 
a  desire  on  the  part  of  some  to  settle  him  at  Brattle  Street  Church, 
Boston,  as  colleague  with  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Colman,  for  whom  he 
had  preached  several  times.  "September  28.  Messrs.  Coleman, 
Palmer,  Davenport  speak  to  me  about  settling  in  their  Church  ;  they 
say  that  the  most  seem  to  be  inclin'd  to  it,  tho  as  yet  no  Church 
Vote  hath  passed  about  it."  We  have  found  no  other  reference  to 
this  proposition,  except  the  following  in  a  letter  addressed  by  Mr. 
Sewall  to  Mr.  Colman  from  Cambridge,  February  22,  1711-12: 

"  I  received  your  courteous  Letter  this  morning,  and  could  not  read  it  with- 
out a  deep  sense  of  the  great  respect  shewn  me  in  it,  which  I  must  acknow- 
ledge to  be  much  above  my  merit.  I  humbly  thank  you  and  the  Gentlemen 
concerned  for  the  honor  you  did  me  in  the  privat  motions,  which  your  Letter 
makes  mention  of.  I  can't  tell  how  God  will  dispose  of  me  ;  but  desire  to 
resign  myself  to  his  care  and  Providence  in  all  things.  It  will  be  a  great 
satisfaction  to  me,  if  I  may  always  enjoy  that  Affection  which  you  are 
pleased  so  generously  to  express  in  your  Letter ;  and  I  hope  I  shall  ever 
retain  a  gratefull  Remembrance  of  it."* 

It  was  the  policy  of  the  Old  South  Church,  during  the  first  century 
of  its  existence,  to  have  two  pastors  of  like  functions  and  with  equal 
authority  ;  there  were  intervals  of  time  when  it  had  one  only,  yet  it  so 
happened  that  from  the  installation  of  Mr.  Thacher  in  1670  to  that  of 
Mr.  Bacon  and  Mr.  Hunt  on  the  same  day  in  the  autumn  of  1771, 
every  minister  who  was  settled  there  was  settled  as  an  associate.  From 
Mr.  Thacher's  settlement  until  Dr.  Sewall's  death  in  1769,  the  Church 
was  never  without  at  least  one  pastor.  Since  the  death  of  Mr. 
Willard  in  1707,  Mr.  Pemberton  had  been  alone  in  the  work;  and, 
after  Mr.  Sewall  began  to  preach,  it  was  natural  that  his  friends  in 
the  Church  should  think  of  him  as  a  colleague.  At  a  meeting,  March 
19,  1712,  two  candidates  were  put  in  nomination,  Mr.  Sewall,  and 
Mr.  Joseph  Stevens,  afterward  of  Charlestown ;  at  a  succeeding 
meeting,  April  25th,  the  former  had  forty-seven  votes,  and  was 
chosen,  and  the  latter  had  twenty.     Early  in  the  summer  of  this 

*  See  Sewall's  Letter  Book,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  414,  415.  Three  years  later,  the  Rev.  William 
Cooper  was  settled  as  colleague  pastor  at  Brattle  Street.  His  wife  was  Judith,  youngest 
child  of  Judge  Sewall. 


10  Rev.  Joseph  Bewail.  [Jan. 

year  Mr.  Sewall  had  a  severe  illness,  and  his  formal  acceptance  of 
the  call  was  not  presented  to  the  Church  until  October.  His  ordi- 
nation did  not  take  place  until  the  autumn  of  the  next  year.  In  the 
great  fire  of  October,  1711,  the  First  Church  and  Congregation  lost 
their  meeting-house,  and  for  the  next  year  and  a  half  they  worshipped 
at  Brattle  Street  and  the  Old  South  ;  their  two  ministers,  Mr.  Wads- 
worth  and  Mr.  Bridge,  preaching  alternately  at  the  two  places  with 
Mr.  Colman  and  Mr.  Pemberton.  While  this  pleasant  arrange- 
ment continued,  Mr.  Se wall's  services  were  not  required  at  the  Old 
South  ;  but  after  the  completion  and  occupancy  of  the  new  house  of 
worship,  which  came  to  be  known  as  the  Old  Brick,  May,  1713, 
Mr.  Pemberton,  whose  health  was  poor,  needed  the  assistance  of  his 
colleague-elect,  and  preparations  were  made  for  the  ordination  of  the 
latter.  This  took  place  on  the  13th  of  September,  Mr.  Sewall 
having  supplied  the  pulpit  in  turn  with  the  older  minister  during  the 
summer.  Drs.  Increase  and  Cotton  Mather  took  part  in  the  ser- 
vices, and  Mr.  Pemberton  gave  the  charge,  in  the  course  of  which 
he  made  a  strong  plea  for  the  antiquity  and  validity  of  New  England 
ordination.  Mr.  Sewall  preached  the  sermon,  according  to  the 
custom  of  the  time,  and  a  version  of  the  twenty-third  Psalm  was 
sung  by  the  congregation.  The  young  pastor,  who  had  just  com- 
pleted his  twenty-fifth  year,  preached  on  the  next  Sunday  from  the 
text,  "Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sins  of  the 
world."  The  ministry  thus  auspiciously  entered  upon  continued 
without  interruption  for  fifty-six  years.  Its  history  is  recorded  else- 
where, and  we  will  make  no  reference  to  it  here,  except  to  say  a 
word,  in  passing,  of  the  colleague  pastorate  of  Mr.  Sewall  and  Mr. 
Thomas  Prince, — friends  from  youth  and  college  classmates, — which 
lasted  from  1718  until  the  death  of  the  latter  in  1758, — "furnishing 
an  example,"  says  Dr.  Wiener,  "  of  mutual  affection  and  union  of 
purpose  and  pursuit,  to  which  the  annals  of  collegiate  charges  will 
be  searched  for  a  parallel,  I  fear,  almost  in  vain." 

On  the  29th  of  October,  1713,  Mr.  Sewall  was  married  by  Mr. 
Pemberton  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  John  Walley,  for 
many  years  an  associate  of  Judge  Sewall  on  the  bench  of  the  Super- 
ior Court  of  Judicature  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  and  a  very  distin- 
guished man.  Mr.  Pemberton  having  moved  into  the  new  parsonage 
at  the  head  of  Milk  Street,  Mr.  Sewall  and  his  bride  took  possession 
of  the  old  parsonage  on  the  Green,  the  historic  building  in  which 
Governor  Winthrop,  the  lxev.  John  Norton  and  Mr.  Willard  had 
lived  and  died. 

We  present  a  portrait  of  Mr.  Sewall  after  a  picture  painted  by 
John  Smibert,  a  Scotchman,  who  came  to  New  England  in  1728, 
and  to  Boston  in  1730,  in  which  latter  year  he  became  a  member  of 
the  Old  South  Church.  Mr.  Sewall  was  then  forty-two  years  old, 
and  this  seems  to  be  about  the  age  represented  in  our  portrait. 
Smibert  was  the  first  portrait  painter  of  any  skill  whom  Boston  had 


1892.]  Marriages  in  Lincoln  Co.,  Me.  11 

known.  In  later  years  he  went  to  the  West  Church,  of  which  the 
Rev.  William  Hooper  was  then  the  minister.  His  portraits  of  the 
two  ministers  of  Brattle  Street  Church,  Mr.  Colman  and  Mr. 
Cooper,  are  familiar  to  us  all  in  the  engravings  of  Peter  Pelham, 
the  step-father  of  Copley. 


INTENTIONS  OK  MARRIAGE— LINCOLN  CO.,  MAINE. 

Communicated  by  Benjamin  N.  Goodale,  Esq.,  of  Saco,  Me. 
[The  second  date,  when  it  occurs,  is  the  endorsed  date  of  marriage]. 

I  send  some  old  Lincoln  County  intentions  of  marriage.  They 
were  among  papers  in  my  care.  I  do  not  know  if  they  are  on 
record,  but  probably  most  of  them  are.  They  may  be  of  use  to 
somebody. 

Readfield. — Feb.  5,  1792. — Mr.  Jeremiah  Ellsworth. 

Miss  Sally  Doddge  of  Midletown. 
Harpswell— Jan.  10,  1793.— Mr.  Daniel  Webber  of  II. 

.Mis.  Abigal  Sylvestor  of  Pownalborough. 
Bristol — Sept.  2G,  1791. — Mr.  Stephen  Stewart  of  B. 

fcfisa  Doley  Horin  of  Pownalborough. 
Edgecomb. — Nov.  12,  1794. — Solomon  Gove  Junr. 

Ruth  Baker,  both  of  this  town. 
Dresden. — May  18,  1795.  — Mr.  Stephen  Munro  Junior. 

Miss  Mary  Stilphen,  both  of  D. 
New  Milford.— Aug.  17,  1798.— Mr.  David  Vining. 

"  (Jan.  14).— Mrs.  Jenny  Gonell,  both  of  New  M. 
Pittston. — Jan.  19,  1792. — Mr.  Thomas  Palmer. 

Miss  Sarah  Parsons  of  Newcastle. 
"  Jan.  14,  1793.— Mr.  Joshua  Folingsby  Little. 

Miss  Rebekah  Dow,  of  Balls  Town. 
"  Sept.  30,  1794.— Mr.  Joseph  Pulcifer  Junr. 

Miss  Mercy  Brown,  of  Ballstown. 
"  Nov.  10,  1794.— Mr.  Jonathan  Moody. 

Miss  Sally  Palmer,  both  of  P. 
"  Dec.  4,  1797.— Mr.  Samuel  Palmer. 

Miss  Abigal  Pratt,  both  of  P. 
Wiscasset— Jan.  9,  1799.— Mr.  William  Wyman. 

(m.  Jan.  10,  1799).— Miss  Nancy  Coffin,  both  of  this  town. 
Wiscasset— Mar.  24,  1804.— Mr.  Thomas  Dorrel. 
(Ap.  14).— Mrs.  Elizabeth  Todd. 
"  June  23,  1804.— Mr.  Francis  Seuil. 

(June  23,  1804).— Mrs.  Hannah  Chace,  both  of  W. 
"  Dec.  19,  1804.— Mr.  Michael  Wharton. 

(Dec.  20,  1804).— Miss  Betsey  Grover,  both  of  W. 
Ballstown.— Feb.  24,  1791.— James  Wears. 

Elizabeth  Cunningham,  both  of  B. 


12  Marriages  in  Lincoln  Co.,  Me.  [Jan. 

Ballstown.—Nov.  5,  1792.— Mr.  John  McCurdy. 

(Dec.  13). — Mrs.  Mary  Revest  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Dec.  20,  1792.— Mr.  Moses  Noyce,  of  Ballstown. 

(Jan.  17,  1793).— Mrs.  Sarah  Kiah,  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Dec.  28,  1792.— Mr.  William  Heel. 

(Jan.  10,  1793). — Mrs.  Susannah  Shepherd,  both  of  this  planta- 
tion. 
"  Jan.  14,  1793.— Mr.  Jacob  Rowell. 

(Jan.  17,  1793). — Mrs.  Lucia  Vining,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"        '  Feb.  4,  1793. — Mr.  Joshua  follensbury  Little,  of  Pittstown. 

Mrs.  Rebekah  Dow,  of  this  plantation. 
«  Mar.  18,  1793.— Mr.  Timothy  Plumer. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Hutchins,  both  of  this  plantation. 
«  Mar.  28,  1793.— Mr.  Winthrope  Weeks. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Hogskins,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Sept.  26,  1T93.— Mr.  Nehimiah  Blake. 

(Nov.  15,  1793).— Mrs.  Anna  Tibetts,  both  of  Great  Pond  Set- 
tlement. 
"  Oct.  22,  1793.— Mr.  James  Reves  Jun. 

(Jan.  3,  1794). — Mrs.  Lucia  Trask,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Dec.  13,  1793.— Mr.  John  James. 

(Jan.  2,  1794). — Mrs.   Sarah  Hutchins,   both   of    Great    Pond 
Settlement. 
"  Mar.  8,  1794.— Mr.  Abner  Ford  Jun. 

(Mar.  10,  1794). — Mrs.  Susannah  Fowles,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Aug.  11,  1794.— Mr.  John  Parker. 

Mrs.  Lydia  Rollens,  both  of  B. 
"  Sept.  20,  1794.— Mr.  George  Manson. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Coopper. 
"  Oct.  4,  1794.— Mr.  Michael  Glidden. 

(Oct.  10,  1794).— Mrs.  Sally  Hankley,  both  of  B. 
"  Oct.  20,  1794.— Mr.  Joseph  Pulsepher  Junr  of  Pittstown. 

Mrs.  Mercy  Brown,  of  B. 
"  Nov.  15,  1794.— Mr.  Ebenezer  Rollens. 

Miss  Hannah  Aulny,  both  of  B. 
"  July  29,  1795.— Mr.  James  Peasley. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Peasley,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Sept.  16,  1795.— Mr.  Solomon  Potter. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Bartlett,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Nov.  16,  1795.— Mr.  Ezra  Baley,  of  Newmillford. 

(Nov.  23  or  24). — Mrs.  Nancy  Heath,  of  this  plantation. 
"  feb.  15,  1796.— Mr.  Jacob  Rowell. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Reves,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Mar.  10,  1796.— Mr.  John  Woodman  Jr. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Bourn,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Mar.  10,  1796. — Mr.  Jonathan  Peasley. 

Mrs.  Katherine  Murphy,   both  of  this  planta- 
tion. 
"  Mar.  17,  1796. — Mr.  Nathan  Longfellow  Jun.,  of  this  planta- 

tion. 
(Mar.  31). — Mrs.  Elizabeth  Jewett,  of  Newmilford. 
"  Mar.  22,  1796.— Mr.  Daniel  Hayward. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Greenlief,  both  of  this  planta- 
tion. 


1892.]  Marriages  in  Lincoln  Co.,  Me.  13 

Ballstown. — May  14,  1796. — Mr.  James  Murphy  Junr. 

Mrs.  Rebekah  Laitain,  both  of  this  plantation. 
"  Sept.  4,  1796. — Mr.  Nathaniel  Noyce,  of  this  plantation. 

Mrs.  Anna  (Currier  ?  )  of  Newmillford. 
Pownalboro. — Ap.  18,  1791. — Mr.  Joel  Pelton,  of  Seven  mile  Brook. 

Miss  Anna  Cottra,  of  P. 
Pounalbour0. — Mar.  10,  1792. — James  Norrass. 

Mary  Eckorn. 
Pownalboro.— Oct.  30,  1792.— Mr.  Asa  Smith,  Junr. 

(Nov.  29,  '92).— Miss  Nancy  Singelton,  both  of  P. 
"  Dec.  3,  1792.— Mr.  Isaac  Brawn. 

(Dec.  25, 1792).— Miss  Betsey  Coockson,  both  of  Ballstown. 
"  Jan.  14,  1793.— Mr.  Moses  Noyes,  of  Ballstown. 

(Jan.  17,  '93). — Miss  Sarah  Currier,  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Jan.  16,  1793.— Mr.  Daniel  Webber  Junr.,  of  Harpswell. 

(Jan.  24). — Miss  Abigail  Sylvester,  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Jan.  21,  1793.— Mr.  Nathan  Dow. 

Miss  Betsey  Prible,  both  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Ap.  12,  1793. — Joseph  Arnold,  of  Pownalborough. 

Betsey  Whittin,  of  (Great  Pond  so  called). 
"  Sept.  3,  1794.— Mr.  William  Hodge. 

Miss  Polly  Avirell,  both  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Nov.  26,  1794.— Mr.  Stephen  Stewart,  of  Bristol. 

Miss  Dolly  Horn,  of  Pownalborough. 
"  Nov.  2,  1795. — Mr.  Joseph  Carleton  Junr. 

Miss  Rebecca  Erskin,  both  of  Pownalborough. 
"  May  15,  1800.— Mr.  Moses  Owen. 

(May  15,  1800). — Mrs.  Ami  Herrington,  both  of  Pownalbor- 
ough. 
"  Ap.  6,  1801.— Mr.  Peter  Johnson. 

(Ap.  7,  1801). — Miss  Polly  Lake,  both  of  Pownalborough. 
New  Castle. — Mar.  15,  1790. — Mr.   John   Bradstreet,  of  Sheepscut  great 

Pond. 
Abigail  Gleddin,  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Sept.  29,  1790.— Mr.  Daniel  Clough. 

(Oct.  19). — Miss  Jude  Greely,  both  of  this  Town. 
"  Nov.  13,  1790.— Joseph  Bartlet. 

(Nov.  18). — Nancy  Muney,  both  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Nov.  30,  1790. — Mr.  Benjamin  Plumer. 

(Dec.  16).— Miss  Nancy  Bevis,  both  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Dec.  21,  1790. — Mr.  Francis  Choat. 

Miss  Susanna  Heath,  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Feb.  24,  1791.— Mr.  James  Wier  (endorsed  Wyer). 

Miss  Betsey  Cuningham,  both  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Sept.  1,  1791.— Mr.    Ebenezer    Filbrook   (endorsed    Phill- 

brook). 
Sarah  Osborn,  both  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Sept.  29,  1791. — Mr.  Benjamin  Noice  (endorsed  Noyce). 

Miss  Lois  Turner,  both  of  this  town. 
"  Dec.  31,  1791.— Mr.  Isaac  Davis. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Boyanton,  both  of  Ball-Town. 
"  Jan.  24,  1792.— Thomas  Palmer,  of  Pitts  Town. 

Sarah  Parsons,  of  this  Town. 


14  Episcopal  Records  at  Stoughton*  [Jan. 

New  Castle.— Mar.  28,  1792.— Mr.  John  Huchings. 

Miss  Joanna  Weeks,  both  of  Sheepscut  Pond. 
"  Mar.  6,  1794.— Mr.  John  Bumford. 

(Mar.  6,  '94).— Miss  Polly  Averel. 
"  Dec.  18,  1794.— Mr.  Jacob  Creesey. 

Miss  Polley  Quigg,  both  of  this  town. 
"  Dec.  27,  1794.— Mr.  William  Malcher. 

Miss  Abigail  Berstow,  both  of  this  Town. 
"  Mar.  23,  1796.— Mr.    Edward    Parsons,   of    New   Milford, 

(endorsed  Pearson). 
Miss  Phebe  Quigg,  of  this  Town. 


RECORDS  OF  THE  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH   AT  STOUGHTON, 

MASS. 
[From  a  manuscript  copy  in  the  possession  of  the  N.-E.  Historic  Genealogical  Society.] 

These  records  were  kept  chiefly  by  the  Rev.  William  Clark,  a 
missionary  of  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in 
Foreign  Parts.  The  original  was  formerly  in  the  possession  of  the 
late  Rev.  Samuel  B.  Babcock,  D.D.,  of  Dedham,  Mass. 

Baptisms. 

May  29,  1791. — Mary  Bengamina  Woodbridge  of  Abel  &  Anna  Alleyne. 

Richard  Lewis  of Rebeeca  Chanler. 

May  15,  1792.— Hariot  Bradley  Fulton  born  Nov.  6,  1789. 
August,  1792. — Esther  of  John  &  Rebecca  Sprague. 
Nov.  14,  1792. — Thomas  Harbin  of  Abel  &  Anna  Alleyne. 

Sept.  5,  1793. — Charles  of and  Rebecca  Chanler. 

Aug.  24,  1794. — Sarah  Hannah  Boise  of  Abel  and  Anna  Alleyne. 

June  23,  1794. — Clarisa  of  Jeremiah  and  Nancy  Brown. 

Feb.  25,  1794. — Maria  of  Samuel  and  May  Nickolson. 

July  29,  1794.— Nathan  of  Nathan  &  Ruth  Kingsbury. 

July  25,  1794.— Joseph  C.  of  David  &  Ruth  Noyes. 

Mar.  8,  1795. — Elizabeth    Delene   of   John   and    Rebecca   Sprague   and 

Lawrence  of  John  and  Rebecca  Sprague. 
June  4,  1795. — John  Martin  of  John  and  Jane  Stafford. 
Aug.  11,  1795. — Thomas  of  Thomas  and  Eunice  Crehore  and 

Eunice  of  Thomas  and  Eunice  Crehore. 
Nov.  8,  1795. — Tila  of  Josiah  and  Tila  Hayden. 

George  of  Richard  and  Tila  Clark. 

Lydia  of  Richard  and  Tila  Clark. 
Apr.  7,  1796.— Martha  Fisher  of  Nathan  &  Ruth  Kingsbury. 
July  20,  1796.— Abel  Dudley  of  Abel  &  Anna  Alleyne. 
Nov.  8,  1795. — Tila  Hayward  of  Richard  and  Tila  Clark  (omitted  above). 

Aug.  21,  1796. — Elizabeth  of and  Rebecca  Chanler. 

June  6,  1796. — Kata  of  Ezekiel  &  Mary  Kingsbury. 

Daniel  of  Ezekiel  and  Mary  Kingsbury. 

Ezekiel  of  Ezekiel  and  Mary  Kingsbury 
a,nd  Joel  of  Ezekiel  &  Mary  Kingsbury. 

{To  be  continued.] 


1892.]  Letter  of  Rev,  Jonathan  May  hew.  15 


LETTER  OF  REV.  JONATHAN  MAYHEW  TO  RICHARD 

CLARKE,  1765. 

Communicated  by  Daniel  Denison  Slade,  M.D.,  of  Chestnut  Hill. 

There  mental  freedom  first  her  power  display'd 

And  called  a  Mayhew  to  religion's  aid. 
For  this  ureal,  truth,  he  boldly  led  the  van, 

That  private  judgment  was  a  right  of  man. 

The  following  letter  from  Dr.  Jonathan  Mayhew  to  Richard 
Clarke,  Esq.,  was  recently  found  among  some  of  my  ancestral  pa- 
pers. It  probably  has  never  been  read  by  any  beyond  the  immediate 
family  circle  of  him  to  whom  it  was  addressed.  It  would  certainly 
seem  unnecessary  in  this  connection  to  give  more  than  a  passing 
notice  of  the  parties  concerned,  so  well  known  must  they  be  to  the 
generality  of  the  readers  of  the  Register.  Dr.  Jonathan  Mayhew 
was,  at  the  date  of  the  letter,  pastor  of  the  West  Church  in  Boston. 
He  was  admitted  by  all  to  be  a  man  of  great  sincerity  and  purity, 
as  well  as  of  boldness  and  independence  in  the  expression  of  his 
views.  The  clergy  of  his  day  were  generally  friends  of  civil  liberty, 
and  Dr.  Mayhew  was  one  of  the  most  ardent  and  active  among 
them.  It  was  he  that  preached  the  famous  sermon  in  1750,  on  the 
Sabbath  following  the  anniversary  of  the  death  of  Charles  I.,  which 
was  very  properly  then  called  M  the  morning  gun  of  the  Revolution." 

The  Sunday  before  the  riots  in  August,  1765,  caused  by  the 
arrival  of  the  stamped  papers,  he  preached  from  Galatians  v.  12,  13, 
"I  would  they  were  even  cut  off  which  trouble  you.  For  brethren, 
ye  have  been  called  unto  liberty  ;  only  use  not  liberty  for  an  occa- 
sion to  the  flesh;  but  by  love  serve  one  another."  It  was  at  some 
expressions  used  in  this  discourse  that  Mr.  Richard  Clarke,  one  of 
his  parishioners,  took  offence  and  afterward  absented  himself  from 
the  church,  as  shown  by  the  letter  here  published. 

In  1756  Dr.  Mayhew  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
Clark,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  by  whom  he  had  two  children.  His  un- 
timely death  at  the  age  of  44,  and  in  the  20th  year  of  his  ministry, 
was  a  severe  loss  to  the  cause  of  civil  and  religious  liberty,  as  well 
as  to  his  immediate  family  and  friends,  and  to  his  society  who  con- 
sidered his  death  as  almost  irreparable.  One  of  his  cotemporaries 
in  the  ministry  thus  speaks  of  him  :  "Of  a  noble  genius,  acquainted 
with  the  best  learning,  a  most  laborious  student,  a  polite  writer,  a 
strong  defender  of  the  rights  and  liberties  of  the  state  and  church, 
and  notwithstanding  his  different  sentiments  from  me,  I  esteem  him 
a  truly  pious,  benevolent  and  useful  man." 
vol.  xlvi.  2 


16  Letter  of  Rev,  Jonathan  May  hew.  [Jan. 

Richard  Clarke,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  (Appleton)  Clarke 
of  Boston,  Mass.,*  and  of  a  distinguished  ancestry,  was  born  11 
May,  1711,  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1729,  established 
himself  in  Boston  as  a  merchant,  and  was  one  of  the  consignees  to 
whom  the  India  Company  consigned  some  cargoes  of  tea,  that  occa- 
sioned so  much  trouble  before  the  Revolution.  May  3, 1733,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Winslow,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  Winslow.  He  lived  in 
School  Street,  opposite  King's  Chapel,  and  in  consequence  of  the 
part  he  took  in  respect  to  the  tea,  became  very  obnoxious  to  the 
citizens  of  Boston,  and  his  house  was  in  the  night  attacked  by  a 
mob  who  broke  his  windows.  In  consequence  of  these  troubles  in 
1774  he  went  to  Canada,  and  from  thence  to  London.  Here  he 
lived  with  his  son-in-law  John  Singleton  Copley,  the  painter  (who 
had  also  left  this  country),  till  his  death  in  1790,  in  his  80th  year. 
He  was  reported  to  be  a  man  of  great  intelligence  and  worth,  but 
like  some  others  took  side  with  the  royal  party  in  the  civil  contests 
of  the  day,  and  for  his  services,  subsequently  received  a  pension 
from  the  British  government.  He  had  several  children.  Of  the 
daughters,  Hannah  married  Henry  Bromfield  of  Harvard,  Sarah 
married  Charles  Startin  and  lived  in  New  York  and  Philadelphia. 
Elizabeth  married  a  Mr.  Barrett,  and  Susannah  married  Copley  the 
artist, — passing  their  early  years  in  a  house  on  Beacon  Street,  which 
stood  on  the  site  of  the  present  Somerset  Club  House,  being  the 
more  westerly  of  the  two  houses  which  stood  on  the  Copley  estate, 
according  to  the  best  evidence  which  I  have.  His  son  Isaac  W. 
Clarke  removed  to  Canada,  became  there  commissary  general,  mar- 
ried twice  and  died  in  Montreal  in  1817,  at  the  age  of  81. 


Boston,  Sept.  3,  1765. 

Dear  Sir, 

I  was  twice  at  your  House  one  evening  last  week.  The  first  time,  I 
perceived  you  was  much  offended  with  me  on  Ace1  of  a  Sermon  which  I 
preached  the  Lord's  day  preceeding.  The  second  time,  by  your  declining 
to  give  me  your  advice,  which  I  asked,  about  putting  something  which  I  had 
written,  in  the  public  prints,  relating  to  that  very  unhappy  Affair,  I  concluded 
in  my  own  mind,  that  you  was  determined  wholly  to  break  with  me,  and 
to  leave  the  meeting.  This,  which  was  then  but  a  conjecture,  seems  to  be 
put  beyond  doubt,  by  your  absence,  and  that  of  your  whole  family,  the  last 
Lord's  day,  and  your  going  to  other  meetings ;  as  you  and  they  had  doubt- 
less good  right  to  do,  either  then  or  before,  if  you  thought  proper. 

It  was  my  determination,  when  I  first  settled  in  the  ministry,  never  to 
invite  any  one  to  be  my  Hearer,  who  had  not  been  so,  or  to  request  any 
one  to  return,  who  had  forsaken  my  ministry,  after  having  had  experience 
of  it.     In  this  resolution  I  still  remain  fixed,  as  a  reasonable  one  for  any 

*  The  late  Jonathan  Peele  Dabney,  A.M.,  in  an  article  on  "Graduates  of  Harvard 
originating  from  Salem  "  in  the  Register,  vol.  v.  page  49,  erroneously  calls  Richard 
Clarke  a  son  of  Francis  Clarke.  Among  the  children  of  Francis  Clarke  of  Salem,  as  given 
by  Henry  F.  Waters,  A.M.,  in  the  Collection  of  the  Essex  Institute,  vol.  16,  page  270,  the 
name  of  William  is  not  found. — Editor. 


1892.]  Letter  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew.  17 

minister,  at  least  in  this  town,  where  people  have  such  a  variety  to  chuse 
out  of,  according  to  their  own  inclination  or  convenience.  But  still  I  think 
myself  bound  as  a  christian,  as  far  as  I  am  able,  when  any  one  who  was 
once  a  brother,  is  offended  with  me,  to  remove  the  ground  of  his  uneasi- 
ness, and  to  give  him  all  the  satisfaction  in  my  power ;  that  so,  if  a  recon- 
ciliation does  not  ensue,  I  may  have  no  just  cause  to  blame  myself  for  the 
continuance  of  the  alienation. 

It  is  with  this  view,  Sir,  that  I  now  write  to  you.  I  readily  acknowl- 
edge, what  I  was  not  so  well  aware  of  before,  that  it  was  a  very  unfortu- 
nate time  to  preach  a  sermon,  the  chief  aim  of  which  was  to  show  the  im- 
portance of  Liberty,  when  people  were  before  so  generally  apprehensive  of 
the  danger  of  losing  it.  They  certainly  needed  rather  to  be  moderated  and 
pacified,  than  the  contrary :  And  I  would  freely  give  all  that  I  have  in 
the  world,  rather  than  have  preached  that  sermon ;  tho'  I  am  well  assured, 
it  was  very  generally  liked  and  commended  by  the  hearers  at  the  time  of  it. 

The  case  was  this:  I  had  in  company,  before,  often  heard  the  ministers 
of  this  town  in  general  blamed  for  their  silence  in  the  cause  of  liberty,  at 
a  time  when  it  was  almost  universally  supposed,  as  it  still  is,  that  our  com- 
mon liberties  and  rights,  as  British  subjects,  were  in  the  most  imminent 
danger.  They  were  called  cowards,  and  the  like.  And  I  had  myself,  for 
weeks,  nay,  for  months  before  Aug.  25,  been  solicited  by  different  persons 
to  preach  upon  that  subject,  as  one  who  was  a  known  friend  to  liberty ;  and 
was  in  some  measure  reflected  upon,  as  not  having  that  good  cause  duly  at 
heart,  at  this  important  crisis.  This  was  a  reproach,  which  I  knew  not 
well  how  to  bear;  and  this,  however  insufficient  a  reason  it  might  be,  was 
yet  the  true  reason  of  my  preaching  the  sermon  aforesaid  ;  and  dropping 
some  cursory  hints  relative  to  the  same  point,  in  one  or  two  discourses  that 
preceeded  it.  You  well  know,  Sir,  the  general  temper  of  the  town,  Prov- 
ince, and  all  the  colonies,  then  and  now,  respecting  the  Stamp-act.  And 
tho'  I  do  not  by  any  means  justify  the  expediency  of  preaching  on  the  sub- 
ject at  all,  which  I  now  think  was  very  ill  judged ;  yet  candid  persons  will 
make  some  allowance  for  me,  if  I  was  too  far  carried  away  with  the  com- 
mon current.  So  much  for  the  expediency,  or  rather  inexpediency,  of 
preaching  at  all  upon  the  subject  at  that  time. 

As  to  the  sermon  itself,  I  own  it  was  composed  in  a  high  strain  of 
liberty;  tho',  I  humbly  conceive,  not  higher  than  is  warranted  by  the 
principles  of  the  glorious  revolution ;  one  part  of  it  being  considered  in  its 
proper  connexion  with  another ;  tho',  very  probably,  there  might  be  some 
improper  &  unguarded  expressions  in  it.  But  certain  I  am,  that  no  per- 
son could,  without  abusing  &  perverting  it,  take  encouragement  from  it  to 
go  to  mobbing,  or  to  commit  such  abominable  outrages  as  were  lately  com- 
mitted, in  defiance  of  the  laws  of  God  and  man.  I  did,  in  the  most  formal, 
express  manner,  discountenance  everything  of  that  kind.  And  here  I  shall 
take  the  liberty  to  lay  before  you  two  or  three  extracts  of  the  said  sermon, 
which,  possibly,  you  might  not  particularly  attend  to  at  the  time,  having 
your  thoughts  much  engaged  on  other  matters.  Speaking  of  the  nature  of 
civil  liberty,  I  expressed  myself  in  the  words  following  : 

"  Civil  liberty  supposeth  men  to  be  united  together  in  civil  society,  or  a 
body  politic;  since  they  who  continue  in  that,  which  is  usually  called  a 
state  of  nature,  can  with  no  propriety  be  said  to  enjoy  civil  liberty. 

"  It  supposeth  also,  that  men,  for  the  sake  of  common  good,  and  mutual 
security,  give  up  some  part  of  their  natural  liberty,  or  the  right  which  they 
have  in  a  state  of  nature,  to  act  as  they  please,  each  individual  for  himself. 


18  Letter  of  Rev.  Jonathan  May  hew.  [Jan. 

"  It  supposeth  the  restraint  of  laws,  some  persons  to  govern,  and  some  to 
be  governed.  For  people  do  not  enjoy  civil  liberty,  where  each  individual 
does  what  is  right  in  his  own  eyes,  without  any  regard  to  law,  or  the  opin- 
ions &  rights  of  others.  This  is  a  state  of  anarchy  &  confusion  ;  as  distant 
from  a  state  of  civil  libery  as  slavery  itself,  in  which  it  often,  indeed,  termi- 
nates, one  extreem  leading  to  another,  seemingly  the  most  opposite  to  it." 

Afterwards,  in  explaining  that  clause  of  the  text — "  Only  use  not  liberty 
for  an  occasion  of  the  flesh,"  I  expressed  myself  as  follows — 

"  They  use  liberty  for  an  occasion  of  the  flesh,  who,  under  color  or  pre- 
text of  liberty,  deny  the  God  that  is  above,  or  reject  &  blaspheme  the  true 
religion.  For  how  free  soever  men  may  be,  they  are  not  without  law  to 
God,  but  under  the  law  to  Christ. 

"They  use  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  who,  under  color  of  it, 
allow  themselves  in  the  practice  of  fleshly  lusts,  or  in  any  immoral  &  sinful 
actions :  No  man  having  any  right  to  do  what  is  wrong  &  evil,  contrary  to  the 
express  law  of  God,  or  the  law  &  light  of  nature ;  which  are  obligatory 
upon  all  men. 

"They  use  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  who,  under  color  of  it, 
disregard  the  wholesome  laws  of  Society,  made  for  the  preservation  of  yc 
order,  and  common  good  thereof. 

"  They  use  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  who  causelessly  &  mali- 
ciously speak  evil  of  their  rulers ;  endeavoring  to  make  them  appear  odious 
or  contemptible,  or  to  weaken  their  influence,  and  proper  authority,  in  their 
several  stations. 

"  Still  more  do  they  use  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  who  cause 
factions  or  insurrection  against  the  government,  under  which  they  live,  and 
who  rebel  against,  or  resist  their  lawful  rulers,  in  the  due  discharge  of  their 
offices.  We  ought  to  be  subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  or  for  fear  of  the 
wrath  of  man,  but  also  for  concience  sake.  For  government  was  instituted 
by  God  for  the  good  of  man.  For  this  cause  pay  we  tribute  also,  because 
civil  rulers  are  the  ministers  of  God  to  us  for  good,  attending  continually 
upon  this  very  thing.  We  are  bound  to  render  unto  Caesar  the  things  that 
are  Caesar's,  as  well  as  to  God  the  things  that  are  his.  They  therefore, 
who  rebel  &  resist,  as  aforesaid,  resist  the  ordinance  of  God :  And  the 
apostle  saith,  they  shall  receive  to  themselves  damnation." 

Let  me  farther  remind  you,  Sir,  that  after  mentioning  the  suspicions  of 
many,  that  some  persons  in  the  colonies  had  encouraged,  and  been  instru- 
mental of  bringing  upon  us,  so  great  a  burden  &  grievance,  for  the  sake  of 
present  gain  ;  I  subjoined  these  identical  words — "  But  this  I  would  chari- 
tably hope  is  not  true."  And  all  that  followed,  concerning  men  who  could 
be  so  mercinary  as  to  ruin  their  country,  for  the  sake  of  posts  &  profits, 
was  mere  hypothetical  ;  for  I  did  not  at  all  give  it  as  my  opinion,  that 
there  were  actually  any  such  persons  in  the  colonies. 

Let  me  also  remind  you,  that  towards  the  close  of  my  Sermon,  speaking 
of  our  grievances,  I  said — "  But  let  not  us,  my  brethren,  use  liberty  for  an 
occasion  to  the  flesh,  or  use  any  method,  for  the  defence  of  our  rights  & 
privileges,  besides  those  which  are  honest  &  honourable.  Within  these 
restrictions  &  limitations  let  us  do  all  in  our  power,"  &c.  And  the  Sermon 
ended  with  an  ardent  wish,  that  we  and  all  his  Majesty's  subjects,  "  thro'out 
his  extended  dominion,  might  lead  quiet  &  peaceable  lives  in  all  godliness 
&  honesty." 

Now,  however  ardent  expressions  a  man  might  use  in  favor  of  civil 
liberty,  and  against  oppression  &  tyranny ;  yet  if  they  are  thus  guarded  & 


1892.]  Letter  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew.  19 

qualified  in  the  same  discourse,  and  people  are  so  particularly  cautioned 
against  using  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  it  is  humbly  conceived  the 
author  ought  in  common  justice  to  be  acquitted,  as  no  encourager  of  mobs 
and  riots. 

But  as  I  found  that  some  persons  besides  yourself  had,  thro'  mistake 
and  others  through  malice,  represented  my  discourse  in  that  odious  light; 
and  some,  for  their  own  ends,  seemed  disposed  to  make  such  a  use  of  it  as 
was  remote  from  my   thoughts,  yea,  as  I  had  most  expressly  &  formally 
guarded  against;  I  thought  it  a  duty  incumbent  upon  me  to  exculpate  my- 
self in  the  most  open  &  solemn  manner.     This  I  did  the  last  Lord's  day, 
as   probably  you   have   heard ;  and  did  it  so  effectually,  that  I  understand 
many  persons  are  now  highly  displeased  with  me,  as  if  I  were  a  favourer  of 
the  stamp-act;  of  which  I  have  still,  however,  the  same  opinion  that  I  ever 
had,  as  a  great  grievance ;  in  opposition  to  which,  it  is  incumbent  upon  us 
to  do  everything  in  our  power,  within  such  restrictions  as  I  had  mentioned 
in  my  first  discourse  referred  to.     I  still  love  liberty  as  much  as  ever;  but 
have  apprehensions  of  the  greatest  inconveniences  likely  to  follow  on  a 
forceable,  violent  opposition  to  an  act  of  parliament;  which  I  consider    in 
some  sort,  as  proclaiming  war  against  Great  Britain.     These  are  the  Sen- 
timents of  my  soul,  which  I  more  particularly  declared  the  last  Lord's  day, 
in  the  fear  of  God,  and  with   the  deepest  concern  for  the  welfare  of  my 
country,  and  all  the  British  Colonies,  at  this  most  alarming  Crisis  which 
they   have  ever  known,  whether  they  do  or   do  not  submit  to  said  act. 
What  the  end  of  these  things  will  be,  God  only  knows.     To  him  I  lift  up 
my  soul  for  the  common  good,  the  public  welfare. 

Thus  I  have  laid  open   my  heart  to  you  in  this  respect,  tho'  in  a  very 
hasty  &,  I  fear,  confused  manner;  for  I  have  not  time  to  revise  &  correct. 
I  will  not  take  leave  of  you,  sir,  without  heartily  thanking  you  for  your 
repeated   favors   and  kindnesses   in  times  past,  and  expressing  my  ardent 
wishes  for  the  best  of  Blessings  upon  you  and  your  family,  for   which  I 
have  ever  had  a  sincere  and  great  Regard,  considering  it  as  one  principal 
ornament  of  the   Society,  to   which   my  poor  services  have  been  devoted. 
Particularly  I  beseech  almighty  God  mercifully  to  Regard  that  excellent 
woman,  Mrs.  Clark,  in  her  present  low   and  declining  condition;  and  to 
manifest  his  favor  to  her  according  to  her  present  circumstances.     I  am 
persuaded  her  death,  which,  by  what  I  hear,  seems  not  far  distant,  will  be 
gain  to  her ;  tho'  the  loss  will  be  exceeding  great  to  you  &  your  children. 
I  beseech  God  to  prepare  you  and  them  for  so  sad  an  hour,  to  support  you 
in  it,  and  cause  all  things  to  work  together  for  good  to  you  &  them.     Be 
pleased  to  remember  me  and  Mrs  Mayhew  very  kindly  and  respectfully  to 
her:  For  we  have  both  the  most  sincere  regard  for  her,  and  sympathy  with 
you  and  yours,  in  this  day  of  trouble.     I  pray  God  to  make  us  all  wiser  & 
better  by   all   that  occurs  to  us  in  this  varying  &  troublesome  world;  and 
finally  to  bring  us  to  rejoice  together  in  a  better,  notwithstanding  any  un- 
happy differences  which  have,  or  may  arise  between  us  here. 

I  am,  Dear  Sir, 

With  sincere  respect, 
Your  Friend  &  Humble  Serv* 
J.  Mayhew. 
P.  S.     Sir, 

One  thing  which  I  intended  to  mention  to  you,  I  had  forgot  in  my  haste. 
When   I  last  saw  you,  you  intimated  that  you  was  displeased  with  a  pas- 
sage in  one  of  my  sermons  the  Lord's  day  preceding  Aug.  25.     Had  you, 
VOL.  XL vi.  2* 


20  William  Hunter  OdelL  [Jan. 

Sir,  been  so  kind  and  friendly  to  me,  as  to  give  me  a  hint  of  this  the  next 
week,  and  to  advise  me  against  saying  any  thing  relating  to  that  matter  in 
any  future  discourse;  so  much  regard  have  I  for  your  judgment,  that  to 
me  it  appears  highly  probable,  that  it  would  entirely  have  prevented  my 
preaching  the  other  Sermon.  And  I  beg  you  to  consider,  whether  it 
would  not  have  been  at  least  as  christian  a  part  in  you,  to  have  given  me 
such  an  hint,  which  I  should  have  taken  in  friendship,  as  on  a  sudden  to 
leave  the  meeting  with  your  whole  family,  which  you  cannot  but  be  sensi- 
ble will,  at  such  a  juncture,  be  a  great  hurt,  I  do  not  say  injury,  to  me.  I 
hope  my  saying  this  will  give  you  no  offence,  which  is  far  from  my  design 
therein:  But  I  think  it  is  not  unworthy  of  your  consideration. 

I  am,  Dear  vSir, 
as  before, 

Yours  &c.  J.  M. 


MEMOIR  OF  HON.    WILLIAM   HUNTER  ODELL. 

By  Rufus  Kino,  Esq.,  of  Yonkers,  N.  V. 

Hon.  William  Hunteb  Odell,  member  of  the  Senate  of  the 
Dominion  of  Canada,  from  the  Province  of  New  Brunswick,  died  at 
Halifax,  N.  S.,  July  20,  1891,  aged  seventy-nine.  His  ancestry 
may  be  given  as  follows  : 

Mr.  WILLIAM1  ODELL,  the  founder  of  the  family  in  this  country, 
was  of  English  ancestry.*  He  came  to  New  England  in  the  early 
part  of  the  seventeenth  century,  probably  in  company  with  the  Rev. 
Peter  Bulkeley,  who  was  rector  of  the  Parish  of  Odell,  in  Bedford- 
shire, England,  in  1620.  Mr.  Odell  settled  at  Concord,  Mass., 
where  his  name  appears  in  the  town  record-  a-  early  as  L639.  He 
removed  to  Fairfield,  Conn.,  about  L644,  where  he  became  the 
owner  of  a  considerable  estate,  and  died  in   L676. 

Ilis  will,  proved  at  Fairfield,  June  6  of  that  year,  mentions: 
sons,  William  and  John,  daughter  Rebecca  Moorehouse,  daughter- 
in-law  Mary  Odell,  and  others,  and  disposes  of  lands  held  in  Con- 
cord and  Fairfield.      (Schenck's  History  of  Fairfield. ) 

John2  Odell,  Sen.1",  of  Fairfield,  eldest  son  of  William  preceding, 
w7as  made  freeman  in  1664  by  the  General  Assembly  ;  in  1666,  in 
behalf  of  his  father  William  Odell,  he  joined  with  Francis  Hall  in  a 
deed  of  partition;  in  1673  and  1682,  he  received  grants  of  land 
from  the  town  of  Fairfield  ;  in  1697,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Church 
in  Stratfield,  and  in  1707  made  will  appointing  wife,  Mary,  Execu- 
trix.     (Fairfield  Probate  Records,    1702-50.) 

Ensign  Samuel3  Odell,  of  Stratfield,  was  born  March  16, 
1677  ;  in  1700,  he  received  deed  of  land  from  his  father  John  Odell, 
Sen.  ;    in   1722,    he    was    commissioned   Ensign    by    the    General 

*  Harvey's  History  of  Willey  Hundred,  Bedfordshire,  p.  345. 


1  &92.  |  William  Hunter  Odell.  21 

Assembly;  in  1727,  his  estate  was  administered  on  by  Joannah 
and  Samuel  Odell,  with  inventory  mentioning  widow,  Deborah, 
John  (  Mdl  and  othi  ra  as  appraisers.     (Fairfield  Probate,  1724-49.) 

John1  ODELL,  of  Stratfield,  in  1730  called  son  of  Ensign  Samuel 
Odell,  deceased,  removed  to  Connecticut  Farms,  N.  J.,  and  married 
Temperance,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Dickinson,  first  President 
of  the  (  lollegeofNew  Jersey  ;  in  1750,  he  made  will,  proved  June  28, 
panic  year,  mentioning  Bon  Jonathan  Odell  and  other  children,  and 
appointing  wife.  Temperance,  with  Jonathan  Sergeant  and  Timothy 
Whitehead  executors.  (Trenton,  N.J.  Probate  Records,  vol.  E, 
p.  435.) 

Rev.  Jonathan1  Odell,   A.M.,   of  Fredericton,  N.  B.,  the 

noted  loyalist,  was  l».,in  Sept.  25,  1737,  in  Newark,  N.  J.;  in 
1754,  he  was  graduated  at  the  College  of  New  Jersey,  and  studied 
medicine,  but  afterward  became  an  Episcopal  clergyman ;  in  1767, 
he  \\;i>  lector  of  St.  Anne'-  Church,  in  Burlington,  N.  J.  He  was 
prominent  during  the  war  of  the  Revolution  for  his  sympathy  with 
England,  and  was  joint  author  of  the  "Loyal  Verses  of  Stansbury 
and  Odell."  In  1772,  lie  married  Miss  Anne  Da  Cou,  who  sur- 
vived him.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  removed  to  Fredericton, 
X.  B.,  where  he  was  made  Secretary  of  the  Province,  and  held 
many  other  responsible  offices  under  the  Crown.  He  died  Nov.  25, 
IMS,  leaving  one  .-on,  William  Franklin,  and  three  daughters. 

Hon.  William  Franklin'  Odell,  of  Fredericton,  N.  B.,  was 
born  Oct.  li>,  1771,  in  Burlington,  X.  J.  In  1812,  he  succeeded 
hi-  father  as  Provincial  Secretary  of  Xew  Brunswick ;  in  1817,  he 
waa  engaged  in  the  location  of  the  boundary  line  between  New 
Brunswick  and  the  United  States  under  the  Treaty  of  Ghent.  He 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Elisha  and  Sarah 
(Cooke)  Newell  of  Allentown,  N.  J.  Mrs.  Newell's  father  was 
the  Rev.  Samuel  Cooke,  I  ).!>.,  sometime  rector  of  the  church  at 
Shrewsbury,  N.  J.,  and  afterwards  at  Fredericton.  Mr.  Odell  died 
Dec.  25,  L844,  leaving  four  sons  and  four  daughters. 

lion.  William  Hi  \ii:i;  Odlll,  of  Halifax,  N.  S.,  eldest  son 
of  William  Franklin,  preceding,  and  the  subject  of  this  memoir, 
was  born  in  Fredericton,  N.  B.,  Nov.  26,  1811.  He  was  educated 
at  King's  College — now  the  University  of  New  Brunswick — Fred- 
ericton, and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1832.  He  studied  law  and 
was  called  to  the  bar  in  1838,  when  he  was  appointed  clerk  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  New  Brunswick.  He  resigned  this  office  the 
same  year,  on  being  made  Deputy  Provincial  Secretary,  Registrar 
and  Clerk  of  the  Kxecutive  Council.  In  1847,  Mr.  Odell  was  a 
judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  ;  in  1850,  he  was  made  a 
member  of  the  Legislative  Council  of  New  Brunswick  by  Royal 
Warrant ;  in  18 65,  on  the  formation  of  what  was  know  as  the  Anti- 
Confederate  Government,  he  was  appointed  member  of  the  Executive 
Council  and  Postmaster  General,  remaining  in  office  until  the  resig- 


22  Letters  of  CoL  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others*       [Jan. 

nation  of  the  government  the  next  year;  in  May,  1867,  he  was 
called  to  the  Dominion  Senate  by  royal  proclamation,  and  for  twenty- 
four  years  was  a  member  of  that  honorable  body. 

Mr.  Odell  married  Elizabeth  Ann,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  William 
B.  Bliss,  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Nova  Scotia  ;  she  survives 
him  together  with  one  son,  an  officer  in  the  English  army,  and  three 
daughters.  Mr.  Odell,  in  addition  to  his  property  in  Halifax,  was 
the  owner  of  a  considerable  estate  at  Fredericton,  called  "Rook- 
wood,"  where  the  writer,  a  kinsman  of  his,  had  the  pleasure  of 
meeting  him  several  years  ago.  This  interview  resulted  in  a  very 
pleasant  correspondence  later  on,  and  the  communication  of  many 
interesting  genealogical  facts,  which  have  been  availed  of  in  the 
preparation  of  this  memoir. 

Mr.  OdelPs  career  was  a  long  and  useful  one,  both  in  public  and 
private  life  ;  his  quiet  and  retiring  disposition  prevented  his  taking 
a  very  active  part  in  political  debate,  but  his  wide  and  varied  ex- 
perience and  excellent  judgment  were  highly  valued  by  his  colleagues. 
Though  Mr.  Udell's  life  had  reached  nearly  four  score  years,  he  had 
none  of  the  infirmities  of  old  age  and  was  exceptionally  active  and 
vigorous.  His  death  was  entirely  unlooked  for.  He  had  only  re- 
cently reached  home  from  Ottawa,  apparently  in  excellent  health, 
and  had  expected  to  return  thither  in  a  few  days.  He  was,  how- 
ever, seized  with  a  sudden  and  fatal  illness  on  Saturday,  July  25, 
and  the  next  afternoon  passed  peacefully  away.  The  announcement 
of  his  death  was  received  by  the  Senate  at  Ottawa,  with  many  ex- 
pressions of  surprise  and  sorrow,  and  resolutions  of  sympathy  were 
offered  by  his  associates  at  the  session  of  Parliament  held  on  July  29. 

Mr.  Odell  was,  in  his  church  relation,  an  Episcopalian ;  his 
funeral  took  place  on  Thursday,  July  30,  and  his  remains  were  in- 
terred in  Camp  Hill  Cemetery. 


LETTERS  OF  COL.  THOMAS  WESTBROOK 
AND  OTHERS, 

RELATIVE    TO    INDIAN   AFFAIRS    IN    MAINE. 

Communicated  by  William  Blake  Trask,  A.M.,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. 

[Continued  from  vol.  xlv.  page  271.1 

Honourable  Sir, 

In  Pursuance  of  your  honours  orders  for  Impressing  &  Detaching 
25  men  for  the  service  Eastward,  I  ishued  out  my  warrants  for  the  Impres- 
sing of  them  out  of  the  severall  Companies  under  my  Command,  and 
Delivered  the  sd  men  to  Capt.  Penhallow.  But  since  the  detaching  of  them 
I  have  been  Informed  that  there  were  some  impressed  in  Dartmouth  who 
failed  of  Complyance  with  the  Law,  in  that  they  neither  payed  their  money 
nor  appeared  at  the  place  of  Rendavous  by  their  Capts:  Appointed,  Tow 
of  which  have  been  by  their  Capts :  prosecuted  &  are  Committed  to  Goal 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others.  23 

by  Mittimus  from  Mr.  Justice  Pope.  One  of  them  no  body  pities  or  is 
Concerned  for,  the  other  I  am  apt  to  think  is  Justly  imprisoned  According 
to  the  strictness  of  the  Law.  However  his  Circumstances  are  such  that  if 
your  honour  see  Cause  to  Discharge  him  from  Goal  and  order  that  he  be 
ready  to  attend  the  next  time  there  shall  be  occasion  for  Detaching  of  men 
from  tliis  Regiment,  I  shall  take  it  as  a  favour  from  your  honour;  his  name 
Gabriel  Hix,  and  belongs  to  Capt :  Cornnels  Company.  It  would  be 
troublesome  to  your  honour  to  say  all  that  I  might,  why  I  pray  for  his 
Discharge.  All  that  I  shall  offer  is,  y*  his  being  Continued  will  be  of  no 
service  to  ye  Government,  &  his  Liberty  will  be  very  advantageous  to  him. 
In  Expectation  of  Receiveing  your  honours  Commands  relating  thereunto 
I  rest. 

Bristol  [R.  I.],  August  5th,  1724.  Your  Honours  most 

obedient  humble  servant, 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  26.  Hen:  McIntosh. 


Sir, 

I  have  recd.  your  sev11  Letters  respecting  Mr  Banes  Engagement, 
&  the  March  of  the  Forces  to  Kennebeck  River,  and  am  well  satisfied  with 
the  Dispatch  you  have  given  to  that  Affair.  There  being  such  a  Number 
of  Troops  in  your  Frontier,  I  have  determined  they  shd  be  employ'd  (after 
the  Marches  to  Nor  ridge  wock  are  over)  on  an  Expedition  to  Penobscot  & 
the  Sea  Coast  in  those  Parts,  &  therefore  after  a  proper  time  allow'd  for 
the  Soldiers  Refreshm*  you  are  to  proceed  at  the  Head  of  them,  your  self,  to 
Penobscot  &  other  Places  to  the  Eastw  where  it  is  likely  to  meet  the  Enemy, 
in  order  to  \vch  you  are  to  gett  ye  better  Inteligence  possible,  &  to  project  the 
particular  Circumstances  of  this  Affair,  &  send  to  the  Treasr  to  furnish  you 
with  every  Thing  necessary,  &  Let  me  know  your  Thoughts  immediately 
upon  it,  that  so  there  may  be  no  Delay. 

[Instructions  in  the  hand  writing  of  Secretary  Willard.] 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  27. 


May  it  please  your  Honour, 

Cap*™  Harmon  arriv'd  this  day  with  the  Fryars  and  Twenty  Six 
Scalps  more  from  Norridgewock,  and  brought  Bombazees  Squaw  and  three 
more  Indian  Captives,  retook  three  English  boys;  he  Informes  a  great 
number  of  Indians  are  comeing  on  our  frontier,  sundry  from  Canada  and 
Two  Hundred  from  Penobscutt;  for  a  more  account  I  refer  to  him.  They 
have  taken  Leiu*  Kenadys  Coat  at  Norridgewock,  who  resided  at  Saint 
Georges,  which  makes  us  doubt  they  have  taken  the  garrison.  I  am  sending 
Capt,;  Sanders  in  his  Sloop  strongly  guarded  to  that  place,  and  am  likewise 
dispatching  orders  to  all  the  frontiers  to  be  strict  on  their  guard.  Cap* 
Harmon  and  the  officers  Judge  that  by  the  modestest  Computation,  besides 
the  Scalps  and  Captives  they  brought  in,  what  they  kill'd  and  drownded, 
there  would  not  be  less  then  thirty  or  forty.  God  has  now  been  pleas'd  to 
Crown  your  Honours  unwearied  Endeavours  with  success,  which  I  desire 
to  rejoyce  at.  I  hope  yr  Honour  will  smile  on  Captn  Harmon  and  favour 
him  with  a  Commission  for  a  feild  officer.  I  am  your  Honours  most 

Dutiful  Humble  Servant, 
Falm0  Aug4  18th  1724.  Th°8  Westbrook. 

I  have  Imprest  Mr  Dakes  Scooner  to  convey  Cap*  Harmon  to  Boston. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  34 


24  Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.         [Jan. 

May  it  Please  your  Honour, 

I  received  your  Instructions  dated  the  25th  Curr*  on  the  28th  Ins* 
and  shall  put  them  in  Execution  Immediately.  I  hope  the  Hostage  will 
Pilott  us  through  from  Kennebeck  to  Penobscut,  which  will  be  the  best 
way  to  get  to  their  Town  undiscovered.  As  to  Bombazeens  widdow  I  have 
examined  her  and  she  knows  little  or  nothing  about  the  Penobscut  tribe, 
and  is  so  sick  she  is  not  able  to  travel.  My  advice  to  the  Inhabitants  and 
orders  to  the  officers  has  always  been  not  to  go  out  with  less  than  Fifteen 
or  Eighteen  men  or  more,  as  the  occasion  may  require,  but  the  Inhabitants 
are  so  obstinate  they  will  go  out  not  above  Two  or  three  at  a  time  Two  or 
Three  miles  from  their  garrisons  if  they  cannot  all  have  a  guard  in  one  day, 
and  the  Officers  of  the  Militia  in  each  town  do  not  take  any  care  to  regulate 
them,  they  refuse  to  help  in  watching  in  their  garrisons  at  night  where  the 
Soldiers  are  but  two  or  Three  especially  the  Inhabitants  at  Perpooduck 
Point.  I  acquainted  them  it  was  your  Hon"  orders,  but  they  refused  to 
comply. 

There  lies  this  difficulty  with  me  which  I  can't  tell  how  to  get  over,  Viz*. 
Wee  must  leave  a  strong  guard,  with  our  Whale  boats  up  Kennebeck 
River,  lest  wee  should  not  get  through  and  be  oblig'd  to  return,  neither  are 
wee  able  (in  Case  wee  should  get  through)  to  leave  a  sufficient  number  of 
men  to  bring  back  the  boates  to  Richmond  without  weakening  the  Army  too 
much  to  pursue  the  march,  besides,  it  will  be  of  absolute  necessity  to  have 
some  boates  on  our  return,  with  the  Sloops,  at  the  mouth  of  Penobscutt 
River,  to  search  after  the  vessels  taken  from  the  Subjects  of  this  Province, 
wch  wee  cannot  have  unless  y°  Sloops  bring  some  with  them  from  Boston, 
or  unless  your  Honour  will  please  to  send  Fifty  men  more  for  the  above  men- 
tioned designes.  Wee  must  have  Two  Dozn  of  falling  axes  to  make  either 
Rafts  or  Canoes  to  get  from  the  Main  to  the  Island  where  the  Indians  live, 
and  those  men  that  have  the  charge  of  the  Axes  must  have  Pistols  sent 
them,  they  not  being  able  to  carry  their  guns,  Packs  and  Axes ;  there  is 
wanting  Thirty  or  Forty  Fire  locks  for  the  men  already  in  tke  Service, 
which  must  be  sent  Immediately.  I  shall  not  be  able  to  get  the  men  so  soon 
as  my  orders  direct,  to  Richmond,  by  reason  I  sent  a  Company  to  releive 
Georges  and  Intercept  the  Enemy  there,  and  they  are  in  quest  of  them  now 
by  the  verbal  Ace1  I  had  brought  me  this  day  from  Cap1  Sanders  who  is 
Just  come  to  Richmond  from  thence  and  brought  a  Captive  Leiu1  Kenady 
redeem'd,  as  yr  Honr  will  see  by  the  Enclos'd,  which  is  a  verbal  ace1  I 
receiv'd  from  one  of  my  Sarjt8  whom  I  sent  Express  to  Cap*  Heath  and 
who  met  Saunders  going  to  Richmond,  from  whom  he  had  the  Information. 

When  I  had  ordered  the  men  to  Scout  at  Saint  Georges  I  had  thought 
ye  army  would  have  mov'd  that  way.  Here  being  only  Docter  Bullman 
that  is  Capable  of  marching  with  us,  and  he  being  very  much  fatigued  I 
must  entreat  your  Honour  to  send  another  Docter  down  to  march,  that  he 
may  have  some  respite. 

I  am  your  Hon"  most  dutifull  Humbl  Serv*. 

Tho8  Westbrook. 


P.S.  I  pray  your  Honours  to  excuse  every  thing  amiss,  for  I  have  been 
writing  and  dispatching  orders  from  sun  rise  till  Nine  a  Clock  this  night,  so 
y*  my  brains  is  quite  Addled. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  39,  40. 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.  25 

Sr, 

Coll0  Westbrooks  Packett  is  enough  to  make  any  one  Sick.  What 
Hee  has  done  allready,  as  well  as  what  Hee  further  insists  on,  seems  to  tend 
directly  to  Confound  our  hopefull  designs.  What  Hee  sayes  of  a  Strong 
Guard  for  His  Whale  boat  is  a  mere  jest,  10  men  is  sufficient  for  that! 
What  Number  of  Men  Can  Hee  expect  to  see  there  at  this  time  when 
Hee  expects  so  many  at  Penobscott.  Those  10  Men  with  the  Whale  boats 
May  have  a  Communication  with  Richmond  Forts  &  Can't  bee  better 
Imploy'd  then  by  lying  at  such  a  Pass  to  intercept  a  Smal  Scout  of  the 
Enimye.  It  was  Impossible  to  express  in  more  strong  termes  My  orders, 
above  all  things,  that  Wee  should  make  no  delay,  &  yett  Hee  seems  to  have 
no  Idea  of  it.  For  My  part  I  Will  write  no  more  to  Him;  it's  an  unac- 
countable thing,  that,  without  orders,  Hee  should  send  away  a  Number  of 
Men  to  Sl  Georges.  I  allwayes  intended  a  March  to  Penobscott  as  soon  as 
the  Forces  should  be  return'd  from  Norridgewalk,  &  therefore  would  not 
hearken  to  any  thing  that  Could  prevent  it.  Pray  Communicate  this  Letter 
to  the  Bord,  this  Day,  &  write  a  Line  to  Westbrook  that  Hee  make  no 
further  Delay  &  thereby  Kuine  this  Project  if  phas  it  bee  not  allready 
Frustrated  by  Intelligence  gott  to  the  Enimye,  &  Lett  Him  give  such 
orders  to  His  People  about  Georges,  if  necessary,  if  it  be  not  done  allready, 
&  if  Hee  don't  Incline  to  go,  Lett  Harmon  take  the  Command*  The 
Pistolls,  Axes,  &  Guns,  you  Say,  are  Ready.  Pray  Coll0  Fitch  to  gett  the 
men  on  Bord  &  Lett  the  Vessell  Sail  to  Night  or  in  ye  Mornino-. 

Coll0  Westbrook  sends  a  long  Story  of  New  Projections  to  Amuse  us; 
they  May  bee  put  to  the  Tryall  in  the  Winter  p'haps  when  we  have  nothing 
Else  to  do,  but  now  is  the  time  to  finde  them  in  their  Planting  grounds  for 
tho'  they  may  have  gathered  their  Corne  by  this,  they  have  not  had  time 
to  dry  it  &  Carry  it  away,  &  an  old  settlement  is  not  suddenly  broak  up  & 
quite  deserted. 

If  the  Councill  are  of  opinion  to  Stop  Winnett  &  all  other  Annapolis 
vessells  for  two  or  three  days  it  shall  be  done. 

Lettr  from  the  L1  Govr  Yrfl  W.  Dummer. 

to  the  Secry. 

[Endorsed  :J 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  41,  42.  Sept.  1,  1724. 

Falm0  Sept.  ye  8th  1724. 
May  It  Please  your  Honr, 

By  a  vessell  Bound  to  Boston,  I  Take  Leave  of  Obeying  your 
Hon"  Commands  in  Sending  My  Comission.  Your  Honr  was  pleased  to 
tell  me  that  you'd  alter  and  send  another  To  me.  I  Heartyly  Congratulate 
with  y°  Sr.  In  The  Success  your  Troops  has  obtained  over  the  Enemy. 
So  may  you  prosper  in  all  yr  Und'rtakins  For  the  general  good  of  your 
Government  Is  and  shall  always  be  the  Prayer  of  yr 

Honrfl  Most  Dutifull  &  Obedient_ 

Serv*  att  Comand, 
We  have  no  Indian  News  here.  John  Gray. 

Mass.  Arch.  52;  43.  P.  S.    My  humble  Service  To  your  Lady. 

*  This  is,  apparently,  the  first  instance,  in  the  progress  of  these  letters  and  documents, 
in  which  Gov.  Dummer  uses  language  of  such  a  strong  character  as  the  above,  in  regard  to 
Col.  Westbrook,  or  the  propriety  of  his  military  schemes  and  measures.  In  the  letter 
which  follows  this,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  latter  endeavors  to  justify  himself  in  relation 
to  having  an  independent  project  of  his  own,  and  doubts  not  that  he  can  easily  satisfy  the 
Governor  as  to  the  consistency  and  wisdom  of  the  course  he— Col.  Westbrook— had  adopted, 


26  Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbroolc  and  others.       [Jan. 

May  it  please  your  Honr, 

I  received  your  Hon"  two  letters  not  before  the  Seventh  of  this 
In8t.  One  was  dated  the  28th  of  August  &  the  other  the  1st  of  Sept  wherein 
your  Honour  blames  me  for  haveing  a  project  of  my  own.  I  do  assure  your 
Honr  my  letter  of  the  28th  was  in  obedience  to  your  Hon"  order  to  me,  in 
your  letter  of  the  6th  of  Aug8t  and  was  wrote  the  day  before  my  Instruction 
came,  and  if  it  should  please  God  that  I  should  return  from  this  march,  I 
doubt  not  but  I  shall  be  able  to  satisfy  your  Honr  that  I  have  not  delayed 
any  time.  Cap*  Slocum  arriv'd  the  7th  Curr*  with  24  fierlocks  wch  was  not 
as  many  as  wee  wanted  and  sundry  necessarys  as  Blanketts,  shoes,  stockins  &c 
which  the  men  could  not  march  before  they  had  ym;  as  to  the  boates  I  did  not 
expect  any  for  this  Expedition,  but  have  swept  all  garrisons  clean  of  their 
old  boates  they  had  to  fetch  their  provision  and  have  been  mending  them 
night  &  day  ever  since  I  receiv'd  your  Hon"  orders.  I  must  be  obliged  to 
send  up  part  of  the  body  first  and  a  party  of  them  to  bring  back  the  boates. 
I  hope  wee  shall  be  on  the  march  near  ye  time  I  wrote  in  my  last. 

I  am  your  Hon"  most 
Falrn0  Sept.  8th  1724.  Obed1  Humb1  Serv*. 

Tho8  Westbrook. 

P.  S.    I  did  not  receive  your  Hon"  letter  of  the  6th  of  August  till  ye  27th 
of  the  Same  Month  by  the  hands  of  Cap*  Gray. 
Mass.  Arch.  52 :  44. 


Dated  about  6  miles  up  Kennebeck  river,  on  Dummers  Island,  in  grape 
street,  Just  by  the  great  fish  Market. 

Sept.  12th  1724. 
May  it  please  yr  Honr, 

Wee  sent  up  part  of  the  army  on  the  9th  Currant  not  haveing 
Boates  enough  to  carry  us  up  all  at  once,  and  arrived  with  the  army  here 
the  11th  of  this  Instant  where  wee  are  detain'd  by  many  matters.  As  soon 
as  the  weather  will  gmit  wee  shall  be  diligent  on  our  march,  which  I  desire, 
and  hope  will  answer  your  Hon"  Expectations.  I  ordered  the  Sloops  to 
besent  [to]  Penobscut  in  fourteen  days  from  the  11th  of  this  Instant. 

I  am  your  Hon"  most 

dutifull  &  Humble  Serv*. 

Tho8  Westbrook. 

P.  S.     Written  by  the  pure  blood  of  the  grape  gathered  on  Dummers 
Island.* 

Mass.  Arch.  52  :  44. 


Having  lately  seen  your  protection  Commission  to  Sebastian 
Ralle,  I  thought  it  a  proper  ocation,  once  more,  to  write  to  you  and  to  acquaint 
you  that  the  Norrigawalke  &  Penobscott  Indians  are  by  long  &  often 
repeated  submission  the  undoubted  subjects  of  the  King  of  Great  Brittain, 
who  also  living  in  his  Territory  they  Cannot  bee  any  otherwise  accounted 
your  Alleyes  then  by  virtue  of  the  Allyances  between  the  Crownes  of  great 
Brittain  &  France,  &  that,  therefore,  you  ought  not  to  Concerne  your  selfe 

*  Though  somewhat  faded,  after  the  lapse  of  167  years  since  it  was  penned,  the  original 
of  the  above  letter  is  in  a  fair,  readable  condition. 


1892.]      Letters  of  (Jol.  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others.  27 

in  their  affaires,  without  My  P'mission,  &  I  cannot  but  esteem  it  an  open 
violation  of  the  Treaty  of  Peace  &  Allyance  our  Masters  have  entred  into, 
for  you  to  Cotnmissiotiate  them  to  reside  amounghst  them,  and  you  might  as 
well  pretend  that  yre  Protection  is  sufficient  to  justify  those  of  y™  Religion  in 
Committing  the  most  flagrant  Acts  of  violence  &  Hostility  in  any  other  Parts 
of  this  Governm1.  Whatever  disputes  there  may  bee  between  us  &  those 
Indians  Concerning  the  bounds  of  that  Country,  it  does  not  belong  to  you 
to  engage  your  selfe  in  their  quarrell,  but  rather  to  assist  us  to  reduce  them 
to  obedience  when  it  shall  bee  desired;  but,  instead  of  that,  lam  sorry  wee 
must  Charge  you  with  having  animated  them  together,  &  others  Salvages 
under  your  owne  Government,  to  Fall  in  the  most  outrageous  Manner  upon 
the  Subjects  of  the  King  of  great  Brittaine  in  all  Parts  of  the  Frontiers  of 
these  His  Plantations.  I  must  also  add,  that  I  have  many  assurauces  that 
the  Indians  would  have  long  since  made  their  submission  had  they  not  been 
stimulated  by  your  P'swations,  &  incorag'd  by  the  protection  &  rewards 
you  have  given  them.  However,  I  doubt  not,  but  Ere  this,  they  are  sensi- 
ble of  the  ruine  that  is  like  to  fall  upon  them  if  they  P'sist  any  longer  in 
their  Hostilityes;  wherefore,  I  Resolved,  againe,  to  Recomend  to  you  the 
good  dispositions  that  ought  to  be  Cultivated  between  the  Respective 
Governours  of  the  Two  Crownes  that  are  so  strictly  united  in  Friendship 
&  interest,  that  no  inconveniences  or  Jealousys  may  Arrise  by  our  unequal 
Conduct  here,  &  that  you'l  give  no  further  ocation  for  these  disagreeable 
remonstrances,  but  rather  use  your  influence  to  incline  the  Salvages  to  a 
Peace;  And  I  think  it  proper,  further,  to  acquaint  you,  that  wee  have 
hitherto  restrained  our  Indian  Allyes  who  have  expressed  great  inclinations 
to  revenge  the  Injurys  done  us  upon  those  whoe  abetted  our  Enimyes,  but 
are  not  sure  wee  shall  be  any  longer  able  to  do  so,  unless  a  Spedy  stop  be 
made  to  such  practises. 

Endorsed — "  L!  Govern"  Let tr  to  Monsr  Veaudreuil,"  Governor  of  Canada, 
"Sept  15th  1724." 

Mass.  Arch.  52 :  48,  49. 


Sir, 

I  hope  this  will  meet  you  safe  arrived  at   Falmouth  after  a  suc- 
cessful Campaign. 

Upon  Sight  hereof  you  must  forthwith  dismiss  Cp*  Brownes  Compa  of 
Indians  &  send  them  hither  in  one  of  the  Sloops,  That  so  they  may  lose  no 
Time  for  Following  the  Whale  Fishery,  Wch  is  agreable  to  my  Promise 
made  to  them  at  Enlisting.  Let  Cp<  Brown  come  with  them  to  see  them 
safe  return  d. 

You  must  send  a  Party  of  fresh  Men  that  have  staid  at  Home,  in  the 
Garrisons,  consisting  of  fifty  or  sixty  effective  Soldiers  to  make  one  more 
visit  to  Norridgewock  Ameseconts  &  Parts  adjacent  near  Kennebeck  & 
Amerescoggin  Rivers  in  Order  to  surprise  ye  Enemy  It  being  probable 
the  Corn  left  in  those  Parts  or  the  Hunting  may  have  been  drawn  thither 
some  of  the  Indians  that  escaped  at  Norridgewock  The  other  Captains 
being  probably  fatigued  wth  yr  past  Marches.  Let  Cp*.  Heath  have  the 
Command  of  them  &  send  with  him  other  proper  Officers  &  Pilots.  Let 
this  Affair  be  proceeded  in  as  soon  as  possible. 
[U  Govr  Dummer  to  Co1  Westbrook.] 

Mass.  Arch.  52:52. 

VOL.    XLVI.  3 


28  Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.        [Jan* 

May  it  please  your  Honr, 

Wee  have  got  through  the  body  of  the  Country  from  Richmond 
to  Penobscut  River,  but  either  by  the  willfullness  or  Ignorance  of  the  Pilot 
he  brought  us  near  Fifty  miles  below  the  Indians  villages  when  wee  came 
into  our  Knowledge.  Wee  travel'd  up  the  river  as  high  as  the  falls  where 
there  was  a  large  River  to  Cross,  here  wee  found  the  freshetts  very  high  by 
reason  of  the  late  rain  The  army  not  haveing  more  than  three  or  four 
days  Provision  sundry  men  haveing  lost  their  bread  in  wadeing  the  rivers 
as  I  acquainted  in  my  last  of  the  20th  Currant,  and  sundry  men  much  Indis- 
pos'd  ;  it  was  likewise  Judged  that  wee  could  not  march  to  their  village  and 
back  to  the  falls  where  the  Sloops  were  to  meet  us  in  less  then  Eight  or 
Nine  days,  whereon  wee  desisted  and  waited  for  the  Sloops  they  not  being 
come,  was  oblig'd  to  go  down  the  River  in  quest  of  them  and  verily  believe 
had  not  wee  found  two  Indian  Canoos  and  sent  four  brisk  men  to  look  for 
them  some  of  the  men  would  have  perisht  before  we  could  have  got  to  them, 
but  the  men  found  them  and  brought  up  some  boates  in  which  wee  got  to 
them,  and  the  freshet  run  so  strong  they  could  not  possibly  get  up  the  river. 
Coll0  Harmon,  Cap1  Moulton,  Cap1  Wentworth  and  sundry  other  officers 
are  so  much  Indispos'd  that  I  am  oblig'd  to  let  them  go  home.  I  shall  stay 
with  the  well  part  of  the  Army  and  search  the  rivers  and  Sea  Coves  Well 
before  I  come  off.  The  officers  all  desier  to  go  to  Boston  to  make  up  their 
Rolls,  and  there  is  a  great  necessity  that  Cap1  Moulton  and  Cap*  Bourn  go, 
their  accounts  lying  very  Intricate.  I  desire  your  Hon"  Care  to  make  up 
my  Roll. 
*Sepe  28th  1724.  I  am  your  Hon"  most 

dutifull  Hurab1  Serv* 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  52.  Tho8  Westbrook, 


Richmond,  Octo1*  7tb  1724. 
Honourable  Sr, 

Having  Your  Honours  Permission  I  was  on  the  way  to  Boston 
But  meeting  an  order  from  L*  Colon1  Harmon  to  march  to  Nerid£awalk 
Ammissequenty  &c.  am  attending  that  Service,  Reddy  to  march  as  soon  as 
the  Quoto  of  men  Appointed  are  Delivered  me  And  Rejoyce  in  this  Opper~ 
tunity  you  are  pleased  to  give  me. 

This  Accompanies  the  three  Mohawks  who  returning  from  Penobscut 
were  got  as  far  as  Falmouth  in  the  way  to  Boston  before  my  marching' 
Orders  came  &  so  could  not  returne  back. 

I  have  Layd  before  the  Treasurer  an  acce  of  what  provision  &  other 
Necessaryes  I  supply'd  them  with. 

It's  Obvious  to  all  the  Army  that  these  Mohawks  proved  themselves 
good  men  in  the  Late  action  at  Neridgawalk  Since  which  they  have  met 
with  Some  Rough  Treatment,  And  in  case  they  should  not  be  made  Easey 
with  the  method  of  Dividing  the  Captives  &  Scalp  money  (which  now  they 
are  not)  I  Doubt  the  Consequence  will  not  be  good.  Thus  much  I  thought 
it  my  Duty  to  premize  to  your  Honour  and  Begging  pardon  if  I  have 
Ignorantly  Exceded,  Remaine  Your  Honours  most 

HumbIe  Obedient  Servant, 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  56.  Joseph  Heath. 

Superscribed:  On  His  Majesties  Service 

To  The  Honble  William  Dummer 

Lieu*  Governour  &  Commander  in  Chief  &c. 

In  Boston 

pr  Capt  Gyles. 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.  29 

Hond  Sir, 

The  8th  instant  in  the  Evening,  Ten  indians  waylayed  The  path 
Near  3  garrisen  houses  in  This  town  and  Killed  one  Allen,  a  Soldier 
(posted  at  Casco)  Scalped  him  &  Carryed  his  habbit  &  gun  away,  &  Shot 
at  a  Boy  who  Escaped,  and  directly  I  alarimed  The  Town  &  adjacent  Places 
who  all  Took  itt.  At  Saco  Falls  we  heard  one  great  gun  fired  who  cannot 
hear  us,  but  Can't  Learn  The  meaning  as  yet,  Their  is  mr  Parker  up  Their 
Loading,  &  fear  This  Scout  Surprised  Them. 

Corr1  Ilarman  Some  Dayes  Since,  Passed  This  Harbour,  westward,  with 
other  officers.     Corr1  Westbrook  is  Expected   Every   Day  &   in  The  Sloop 

this  Comes  is  Cap' Born  with  his  indians.     We  have  Lost  no  man  in 

This  March  but  are  Disappointed. 

Your  Honours  humble  Servant 
Fort  Mary,  Winter  Harbour  Samuel  Hinckes. 

Oct.  9th  1724. 
Superscribed: — To  His  Honour  William  Dummer  Esqr. 
Leiutt  Govr  Comand1-  &  Cheife  In  Boston. 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  57. 


May  it  Please  yr  Honr,  George  Town  8br  16th:  1724. 

Sr.  Col :  Westbrook  being  indisposed  at  my  House,  Orders  me 
to  give  you  an  Accet  that  he  has  diligently  Searched  after  the  Vessells  be- 
longing to  this  Province  (that  were  taken  by  the  Indians)  but  could  find 
none ;  we  were  detained  several  days  at  the  Fox  Islands  by  bad  weather,  as 
also  in  this  Place. 

The  Col:  has  not  as  yet  recd  any  Orders  from  your  Honour,  concerning 
the  Officers  going  to  Boston  to  make  up  their  Rolls,  nor  how  to  dispose  of 
the  Army.  I  am  yr  Hon"  Most  Dutifull  & 

To  The  IIonble  Wm  Dummer  Esqr  most  Ob*  Humble  Serv4 

L1  Govr  &  CommMn  Chiefe.  John  Peniiallow. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:   70. 


May  it  Please  your  Honr, 

I  receiv'd  your  Honours  orders  by  the  hand  of  Cap*  Majory, 
who  arriv'd  here  about  Ten  a  Clock  this  morning,  wherein  I  find,  your 
Honour  is  much  surpris'd  that  I  did  not  Immediately  proceed  to  the  Indian 
villages  as  soon  as  wee  had  recruited.  I  must  beg  your  Honr  to  believe 
me,  that  the  only  reason  was,  the  Indisposition  of  the  Officers  and  Soldiers, 
which  your  Honr  will  see  by  the  Enclos'd.  I  do  sincerely  declare  I  call'd 
that  Council  with  the  greatest  reluctancy  that  could  be,  and  had  not  call'd 
it  had  it  not  been  for  the  daily  Complaints  of  the  Officers  and  Soldiers  of 
their  great  Indisposition.  Coll0  Harmon  &  Cap1  Moulton  were  very  much 
Indisposed  and  Cap1  Wentworth  so  much  that  he  was  oblig'd  to  keep  his 
bed,  and  by  the  acct8  I  had  from  the  Officers  &  my  own  knowledge,  there 
was  more  then  Halfe  the  Army  no  ways  Capable  to  march.  I  arriv'd  here 
the  23d  Currant  and  am  settleing  some  affaires  of  the  Army,  altho'  I  am  not 
yet  able  to  walk  abroad  and  shall  give  leave  to  the  Officers  to  come  to 
Boston  to  make  up  their  Rolls  according  to  your  Honours  orders.  I  have 
transiently  heard  that  your  Honour  sent  orders  for  Cap*  Heath  to  make  a 
march  to  Norridgwock  with  Sixty  men,  and  Leiu*  Oliver  arriv'd  at  Arrowsick 
the  18th  Currant  with  forty  five  men  to  Joyn  Cap*  Heath  by  Coll0  Harmons 


30  Military  Order  of  Washington,  [Jan. 

orders  as  he  Inform'd  me  by  word  of  mouth.  I  suppose  they  marcht  in 
two  days  after  his  arrival  for  I  dispatcht  him  to  Richmond  Immediately. 
Capt  Bourn  and  his  Company  are  gone  home,  as  I  am  Inform'd,  three  weeks 
ago,  but  by  whose  order  I  know  not.  My  Instructions  to  him  when  I  sent 
him  back  was,  To  victual  at  Richmond  for  Twelve  days,  and  in  the  Whale- 
boates  to  make  the  best  of  his  way  to  us  to  Penobscut  River,  In  hopes  that 
though  our  first  attempt  should  fail  wee  might  make  a  second  march  to 
Penobscut  Town,  but  I  have  neither  seen  nor  heard  from  him  since.  I 
have  Just  now  rec'd  an  Ace*  by  a  boat  I  sent  to  Richmond  that  Cap1  Heath 
marcht  the  218t  Currant.  If  it  be  your  Honours  positive  determination 
that  the  march  be  yet  perform'd  to  Penobscott  Town,  I  must  pray  your 
Hon1*8  directions  whome  to  give  the  Command  to,  and  for  the  calling  the 
forces  together,  who  on  my  return  were  Posted  along  the  frontier  to  recruit 
before  I  rec'd  your  Hon"  present  orders. 

Falm°  Oct1.  24th,  1724.  I  am  your  Hon™  most  dutifull  & 

Humble  Servant, 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  73,  74.  Tho8  Westbrook. 

[To  be  continued.] 


AN  EARLY  MILITARY  ORDER  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Communicated  by  Ghexville  H.  Norcross,  L.L.B.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Gkneral  Folsom  to  lay  before  your  Excellency. 
To  his  Excellency  Gen*  Whashington  — 

General  Folsom  begs  leave  to  lay  before  your  Excellency  a  memo- 
randum of  what  is  immediately  wanted  at  Winter  Hill.  Viz:  three  Teems, 
20  Wheelbarrows,  two  Thousand  Tenpenny  Nails,  Four,  Inch  Augres,  a 
Gouge,  and  four  Chizzles.  Alxd'  Scammkll, 

Brig**  Major. 
The  Committee,  or  Commissary   of  Supplies   is   desired    to  furnish    the 
above  things  immediately  if  to  be  got.  G°.   Washington. 

July  10th,  1775. 

[endorsement] 
Gen1.  Washington  memorandum  for  Teems, 

wheel  Harrows  Aujjer  Chisels  &c. 

Note. — The  first  portion  of  the  above  order  is  in  the  handwriting  of  Col. 
Scammell,  the  last  few  lines  are  in  Washington's  autograph.  Alexander  Scam- 
mell  became  one  of  Washington's  Aides,  was  his  Adjutant-General  at  the  time 
of  the  capture  and  execution  of  Major  Andre,  and  was  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  before  Yorktown  in  1781,  while  as  officer  of  the  day  reconnoitring  the 
outworks  abandoned  by  the  British. 

"  Washington  interested  himself  in  his  favor,  and  at  his  request  Cornwallis 
permitted  him  to  be  removed  to  Williamsburg,  where  he  died  in  the  course  of 
a  few  days.  He  was  an  officer  of  much  merit,  and  his  death  was  deeply  re- 
gretted by  Washington  and  the  army." 

Winter  Hill  was  the  extreme  left  of  the  line,  occupied  by  the  New  Hampshire 
troops  under  command  of  Gen.  Nathaniel  Folsom,  and  it  was  expected  that  the 
British  would  make  an  attack  there.— See  Irving's  "Life  of  Washington,"  and 
Frothingham's  "  History  of  the  Siege  of  Boston." 

The  date  of  this  order,  it  will  be  noticed,  is  but  one  week  after  Washington 
assumed  command  of  the  army,  and  the  spelling  of  his  name  had  not  become 
familiar. 


1892.]  Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops.  31 


LIST  OF  BATTLES  AND  CASUALTIES  OF  MASSA- 
CHUSETTS REGIMENTS  DURING  THE 
WAR  OF  THE  REBELLION. 

By  Col.  T.  \V.  Hir;oiNsoN  and  Flohenck  Wyman  Jaques. 

Preliminary  Note. — The  following  has  been  prepared  with  much  labor, 
under  my  general  direction,  by  Mrs.  Florence  W.  Jaques,  who  has  been 
my  chief  assistant  in  the  preliminary  work  of  the  Massachusetts  Military 
and  Naval  History.  Attention  is  called  to  her  prefatory  remarks  and  sug- 
gestions. It  is  believed  that,  with  such  co-operation  as  she  proposes,  this 
table  will  be  far  superior  to  any  similar  report  made  in  any  other  State. 
T.  W.  HlGGlNSON,  State  Military  and  Naval  Historian. 

Prefatory  Note. 

The  accompanying  List  of  engagements  and  losses  is  based  upon 
the  work  of  many  persons  who,  on  official  or  private  account,  have 
brought  up  to  their  present  degree  of  varying  completeness  the  re- 
cords of  Massachusetts  organizations.  Some  of  these  were  accurate 
and  painstaking  ;  others  were  lax.  Many  errors  from  the  latter 
source  have  been  removed  by  the  comparison  of  records,  but  many 
necessarily  remain.  The  whole  list  must  be  regarded  as  preliminary 
and  subject  to  correction. 

It  was  desired,  as  far  as  possible,  to  count  the  mortally  wounded 
with  the  killed,  this  being  now  the  accepted  practice;  but  this  has 
been  satisfactorily  done  only  in  the  case  of  such  losses  as  are  marked 
below  with  [F.J.  These  are  taken  from  the  tables  of  Lt.  Col. 
Win.  F.  Fox,  for  which  an  examination  was  made,  name  by  name, 
of  the  fate  of  men  recorded  as  wounded  or  missing  in  action  ;  and 
there  are  added  to  the  killed  in  each  engagement  the  names  of  those 
who  are  shown  to  have  died  of  wounds  received  there,  with  those 
of  the  missing  in  action  of  whose  death  the  presumptive  evidence 
amounts  in  the  lapse  of  time  to  practical  proof. 

A  comparison  of  figures  so  gained  with  those  from  all  other 
sources,  expressed  below  in  k.,  wd.  and  m.,  leads  to  the  belief  that 
a  proportion  of  one  out  of  seven,  rising  in  some  cases  to  one  out  of 
three,  of  those  wounded  or  missing  in  action,  should  be  numbered 
with  the  killed.  It  is  hoped  that  the  surviving  soldiers  will  aid  in 
making  these  additions  ;  and  they  are  requested,  wherever  they  see 
on  this  list  a  statement  of  losses  that  is  to  their  certain  knowledge 
too  small,  to  be  kind  enough  to  notify  the  compiler,  giving  the 
names  of  all  the  men  whom  they  know  to  have  died  in  or  in  conse- 
quence of  each  engagement,  with  the  grounds  on  which  that  know- 
ledge is  based. 

Correspondence  with  this  object  will  receive  thanks  and  careful 

attention  if  addressed  to 

Mrs.  Florence  W.  Jaques, 

114  Charles  St.,  Boston,  3Iass. 
VOL.  xlvi.  3* 


32 


Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops.  [Jan. 


1§01. 

Baltimore,  Md. 
April  19.     Regt.  6.      Cos.  C,  I,  L,  D. 

4  k.  36  wd. 

Bethel,  Va. 
June  10.     Regt.  4.    5  Cos.    1  k.  2  wd. 

Blackburn's  Ford,  Va. 
July  18.     Regt.  1.     14  k.     [F.] 

Bull  Bun,  Va.  (1st). 
July  21.     Regt.  1.     1  k.     [F.] 

5.     9  k.  2  wd.  22  pris. 
11.     15  k.     [F.] 

Behefs  Mills,  Va. 
Sept.  2.     Regt.  13.     Skir.,  slight  loss. 

Pritchard's  3Iills,  Md. 
Sept.  15.     Regt.  13.    Skir.,  slight  loss. 

Bolivar  Heights,  Va. 
Oet.  1G.     Regt.  13.     det. 

Balls  Bluff,  Va. 
Oct.  21.     Regt.  15.     44  k.     [F.] 

19.  2  Cos.  crossed 

river,  not  eng'd. 

20.  38  k.     [F.] 

1869. 

Roanoke  Island,  N.  C. 
Feb.  8.     Regt.  21.     13  k.     [F.] 

23.  3  k.  8  wd. 

24.  Not  engaged. 

25.  11  k.     [F.j 
27.     5  k. 

Also  a  signal  corps  of  28  2d 
Lieutenants,    mostly    from 
Mass.  Elegts. 
Mississij>j>i  City,  Miss. 
Mar.  8.     Regt.  26.     Detail  of  100  men. 

1  wd. 

Hampton  Roads.   Va. 
Mar.  9.     Regt.  29.     Served  a  land  bat- 
tery.    No  loss. 

Newbem,  X.  C. 

23  k.     [F.] 

23.  12  k.  42  wd. 

24.  10  k.  4.")  wd. 

25.  5  k.     [F.] 
27.     15  k.     [F.] 

Strasburg,  Va. 
Mar.  27.     Regt.  2.     No  loss. 

Pass  Christian  (Biloxi),  Miss. 
April  4.     Batt.  G.     Present,  not  eng'd. 

Howard's  Mills  (near  Yorktown),  Va. 
April  4.     Batt.  5.     No  loss. 

Yorktoicn,  Siege  of. 
April  5.— May  3.     Regt.  1.    3  Cos.   4  k. 

14  wd. 


Mar.  14.     Regt.  21 


1862. — Siege  of  Yorktown  (continued). 
April  5— May  3.     Regt.  20.   No  loss. 

22.    1  k.  8  wd. 
Batt.  3.    2  k.  3  wd. 
"      5.    AtHow'd's 
Mills,  Apr.  4. 
Camden,  N.  C. 
April  19.     Regt.  21.     7  k.     [F.] 

Williamsburg,  Va. 
May  5.     Regt.  1.     12  k.     [F.] 
7.     1  k.  2  wd. 

10.  Support.     No  loss. 

11.  15  k.     [F.] 

West  Point,  Va. 
May  7.     Regt.  15.     Support,  no  loss. 
19. 

20.  "  " 

Batt.   1.     No  loss. 

Trenton  Bridge,  X.  C. 
May  15.     Regt.  17.     No  loss. 
25. 
27. 

Newbern,  N.  C.  (near). 
May  22.     Regt.  17,  Co.  I. 

Winchester,  Va. 

May   25    (including  Front  Royal  and 
Newtown,  May  28,  24). 

Regt.  2.     1G  k.     [F.] 
Hanover  Court  House,  Va. 
May  27.     Regt.  9.     2  k.      [F.] 
22.     1  k.  7  wd. 
Batt.  3.  1  sec.     1  k.  1  wd. 
5.     Present,  not  eng'd. 
Pocataligo,  S.  C. 
May  29.     Regt.  1  Cav.  2  Cos.    No  loss. 

Fair  Oaks,  Va. 

f  May  81.     Regt.  7.     4  wd. 
t  June   1.  10.     89  k.     [F.] 

16.     10  k.     [F.J 

19.  Ticket  &  res. 

20.  5  k.     [F.] 
Brigade  inc.  Begts.  l,  n  ft  16,  held 

Poplar  Hill,  not  reached  by  enemy. 

Lfffire's  Point,  S.  C. 
June' 2.     Regt.  28.     Skir.,  4  wd. 

Tranter's  Creek,  JV.  C. 
June  5.     Regt.  24.     8  Cos.     6  k.  6  wd. 

Pass  Manchac,  La. 
June  15.     Batt.  4,  1  section. 

Secessionville,  James  Island,  S.  C. 
June  16.     Regt.  28.     20  k.     [F.] 

1  Cav.     Co.  H.     Res. 

Williamsburg  Road,  Va. 
June  18.     Regt.  16.     29  k.     [F.]     -f 


9. 

Not  active. 

Oak  Crrove,  Va. 

10. 

No  loss. 

June  25.     Regt.  1. 

14  k.     [F.] 

11. 

i<      i< 

7. 

2  k.  14  wd. 

15. 

c «      (< 

11. 

Skir.,  2  k. 

[F.] 

18. 

t<      t< 

16. 

4  k.     [F.] 

19. 

1  k.     [F.] 

19. 

13  k.     [F.] 

4- 

1892.]  Buttles  and  Casualties  of  Mass,  Troops. 


33 


1862  (continued). 

Vicksburg,  Miss. 
June  26-29."    Regt.  30.    Not  engaged, 

worked  on  canal. 
Batt.  2.     l  k. 
8.      Part. 

Mi  chanicsville,  Va. 
June  26.     Regt.  '.».     Slightly  engaged. 

2  k.     [F.j 
22.     6  Cos.  Bup.     3  k. 

Batt.  1.     No  1"--. 
3.      1  wd. 
Gain/s's  Mill.    Va. 
June  27-28.     Regt.  9.     87  k.     [F.]    + 

10.       No  loss. 

15.  " 

22.  84  k.     [F.] 

29.  Covered  retreal 
1  k. 

Batt.  l.  Sev.  wd. 

8.  2  k.  l  wd. 

5.  2  k.  8  wd. 

Allen's  Farm  or  Peach  Orchard^  Va. 
June  29.     Regt.   L9.     Support. 

20.     Not  active. 

Savage's  Station^  Va. 
June  29.     Regt.  l.    Sup.  battery. 

10.  Repelled  Car. 

(lash  only. 

15.     l'<\\  wd. 

19.  I'nder    lire,    not 

engaged. 

20.  1  k.     [F.J 

29.      Total  7  days.    G  k. 

GlendaU .  Va. 

June  30.     Regt.  1.  20  k.      [F.] 

11.  Ik.     [P.] 

L6.  Support.     No  loss. 

L6.  88  k.     [P.]     + 

20.  8  k.     [F.]     -f 

22.  Support. 
29. 

Batt.  1.  2  k. 

Malvern  Hill.  Va. 

July  1.     Regt.  1.  Ik.     [F.] 

9.  2-1  k.     [F.] 

10.  13  k.     [F.J     -f- 

11.  No  loss. 
15. 

19.  8  k.     [F.J 

20.  1  k.     [F.J 
22.  9  k.  41  wd. 
29.  Support. 

Batt.  1.  No  loss. 
3. 

5.  2  wd. 

Baton  Rouge,  La. 

Regt.  30.     Sup.     3  k.  15  wd. 
Batt.     2.     4  wd.     1  pris. 
4.     1  k.  5  wd. 
6.     40  men  in  action. 
3  k.  9  wd. 


Aug.  5 


Aug 


18G2  (continued). 

Malvern  Hill,  Va.    (Reconnoissance.) 
Aug.  5.     Regt.  1.     1  wd. 

11.  2  k.     [F.J 

15.  Present,  not  eng'd. 

16.  1  k.     [F.J 

19.  Not  engaged, 

20.  "  " 

Cedar  Mountain,  Va. 

9.     Regt.  2.     56  k.     [F.J 

12.  1  k.  10  wd.  by  Art. 

fire.     Not  eng'd. 

13.  Present,  not  active. 

No  loss. 

Kellcy's  Ford,  Va. 
Aug.  21.     Regt.  28.     Sup.  Cav.  skir., 

not  engaged. 

Rappahannock,  Va. 
Aug.  23,  25.     Regt.  21.     Skir. 

Batt.     8.     No  loss. 

Kettle  Run,  Va. 
Aug.  27.     Grover's  Brig,   was  on  the 
field  but  not  in  action. 
Regt.  1. 

11.     1  wd.  by  shell. 
16. 


Groveton  and  Gainesville,  Va. 
Aug.  28-29.  Regt.  12.  Part  on  skir.  line 

under  Art.  fire. 
1  k.  10  wd. 


Aug.  30. 


Manassas,  Va.     (2nd  Bull  Run). 
Regt.  1.     15  k.     [F.J 
9.     5  wd. 

11.  28  k.     [F.J 

12.  15  k.  60  wd. 

13.  21  k.  108  wd. 

15.  Covered  retreat. 

16.  31  k.  [F.J  -f 
18.  54  k.  [F.J  -f- 
21.     7  wd.    on  march, 

not  engaged. 

28.  26  k.     [F.J 

29.  Rear  guard. 
1  H.  A.    Near  field,  not 

engaged. 
Batts.  1,  5,  8.     No  loss. 


Chantilly,  Va 
Sept.  1. 


Regt.  21. 


28. 
Batt.  8. 


400  men  engaged. 
38  k.     [F.J     -f- 
21  k.     [F.J 
No  loss. 


Poolesville,  Md. 
Sept.  5.     Regt.  1  Cav.    3  wd.  35  pris. 

Washington,  N.  C. 
Sept.  6.     Regt.  24.     Cos.  B  &  D. 
1  k.  5  wd. 

Ponchatoula,  La. 
Sept.  14.     Regt.  26.    100  men  engaged. 

No  loss. 


34 


Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops.  [Jan. 


1862  (continued). 

South  Mountain,  . 

Md. 

Sept.  14.     Regt.  12. 

1  k.  sev.  wd. 

13. 

Support. 

21. 

Support.    5  wd. 

28. 

Support  &  picket. 

1  k.     [F.] 

35. 

5  k.     [F.]     + 

Batt.  1. 

No  loss. 

8. 

1  k.  4  wd. 

Antietam,  Md. 

Sept.  17.     Regt.  2. 

20  k.     [F.] 

9. 

Reserve. 

12. 

74  k.   165  wd.  out 

of  334.    [F.]    + 

13. 

15  k.  120  wd. 

15. 

108  k.     [F.] 

18. 

Sup.  Batt.  beyond 

Creek. 

19. 

25  k.     [F.]     + 

20. 

20  k.     [F.] 

21. 

10  k.     [F.] 

22. 

Reserve. 

28. 

26  k.     [F.] 

29. 

9  k.  31  wd.     + 

32. 

Reserve. 

35. 

73  k.     [F.]     + 

Batt.  3. 

No  loss. 

8. 

1  wcl.     + 

Blackford's  Ford,  Sheppardstown,  Va. 
Sept.  20.     Regt.  18.     3  k.  11  wd.  1  m. 
22.     2  k. 
Batt.    3.     No  loss. 

Leesburg,  Va. 
Oct.  16.     Batt.  3.     1  wd. 

Pocotaligo,  S.  C. 
Oct.  22.     Regt.  1  Cav.     Ind.  Battalion, 
Cos.  I,  K,  L,  M.     7  wd. 

Blackwater,  Va. 
Oct.  24.     Regt.  6.     Slightly  eng'd, 

no  loss. 

Labadiesville,  La. 
Oct.  25.     Batt.  4.     1  section. 
16.     (?) 
Bawles'  Mills,  N.  C. 
Nov.  2.     Regt.  23.     Not  active. 
24.     1  k. 
27.     Reserve. 
44.     2  k.  6  wd. 

Williamstown,  N.  C.  (near). 
Nov.  2.     Regt.  5.     Slight,  no  loss. 

Snicker's  Gap,  Va. 
Nov.  3.     1  Cav.     1  k.  3  wd. 

Bachelor's  Creek,  N.  C. 
Nov.  11.     Regt.  24.    Co.  H.    Ik.  1  wd. 
Night  attack  on  outposts. 

Fayetteville,  and  White  Sulphur 
Springs,  Va. 
Nov.  15.     Regt.  35.     Fired  on  by  Art. 
while  marching.     No  loss. 
Blackwater,  Va. 
Nov.  17.    Regt.  6.   Some  firing,  no  loss. 


1862  (continued) 

Bayou  Bontecar,  La. 
Nov.*21.     Regt.  31.     3  Cos. 

Bonfouca,  La. 
Nov.  26.     Regt.  31.     3  Cos.  on  steamer 

fired  on  from 
shore. 
Batt.   4. 

Beaver  Dam  Church,  Va. 
Dec.  1.     Regt.  6.     Not  active. 

Plymouth,  N.  C. 
Dec.  10.     Regt.  3.     Co.  I.     2  k. 

Zuni,  Va. 
Dec.  12.     Regt.  6.     Co.  I,  skir.     1  k. 


Fredericksburg , 

Va. 

Dec.  13.    Regt.  1. 

Picket.    3  k.    [F.] 

7. 

Guard.     1  k. 

9. 

4  k.     [F.] 

10. 

Not  engaged.   Cov. 

retreat. 

11. 

Guard.     2  wd. 

12. 

17  k.  85  wd.     + 

13. 

Skir.     3  k.  11  wd. 

15. 

Picket  &  sup.    15  k. 

[F] 

16. 

Picket  &  sup.     4  k. 

[F.] 

18. 

Charged.     13  k. 

121  wd. 

19. 

29  k.     [F.] 

20. 

48  k.     [F.]     -f 

21. 

13  k.      [F.J     -j- 

22. 

11  k.  44  wd. 

28. 

Charged.  36  k.[F.] 

29. 

Res.  &  sup. 

32. 

6  k.     [F.] 

35. 

12  k.     [F.] 

36. 

Below  city.    2  wd. 

by  Artillery. 

37. 

Und.  fire.  Ik.   [Fl. 

1  Cav.     Reserve. 

Batt.  1. 

2  wd. 

5. 

1  k.  1  wd. 

Kinston,  N.  C. 

Dec.  14.     Regt.  3. 

Not  active. 

5. 

Guard  wagons. 

17. 

Support. 

23. 

Sup.     1  k.  1  wd. 

24. 

Not  active. 

25. 

Sup.     No  loss. 

27. 

Not  eng'd,  rear  gd. 

43. 

Not  active. 

44. 

(<         i« 

45. 

15  k.  43  wd. 

46. 

Sup.  Batt.  No  loss. 

51. 

Guard  prisoners. 

Whitehall,  N.  C. 

Dec.  16.     Regt.  3. 

Not  active. 

5. 

3  wd. 

17. 

Across  river. 

23. 

16  k.  46  wd. 

24. 

Sup.     1  k. 

25. 

Vols.  skir.     1  wd. 

1892.]  Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


35 


1862  Whitehall,  N.  C.  (continued). 

Dec.  16.  Regt.  27.  Not  eng'cl,  rear  gd. 

43.  Sup.     1  k. 

44.  8  k.  14  wd. 

45.  4  k.  16  wd. 

46.  Detail.     1  wd. 
51.  Not  engaged. 

Goldsborough,  N.  C. 
Dec.  17.     Regt.  3.     Tore    up    railroad 
track,  under  fire. 
6  wd. 
5.     Sup.  Batt.     5  wd. 
17.     Total  loss    on  ex- 
pedition, 1  k.  29 
wd.  Chiefly  here. 

23.  No  loss. 

24.  Not  engaged. 

25.  2  k.     [F.j 
27.     1  k.     [F.j 

43.  Detail.     3  k. 

44.  Reserve. 

45.  Not  active. 

46.  Sup.   Batt.   &  rear 

guard.    1  k.  3  wd. 
51.     Rear  guard. 

Bonfouca,  La. 
Dec.  23.     Regt.  31.     3  Cos. 
Batt.    4. 


1863. 


Galveston,  Tex. 


Jan.  1. 


Regt.  42. 


3  Cos.  captured. 


Bayou  Teche,  La. 
Jan.  14.     Batt.  4. 
6. 

Young's  X  Boads,  N.  C. 
Jan.  19.     Regt.  51.     5  Cos.     No  loss. 

Deserted  House,  Va. 
Jan.  30.     Regt.  6.     5  k.  7  wd. 
Batt.  7.     No  loss. 

Kinston  Boad,  N.  C. 
Mar.  6-7.     Night.     Skir. 

Regt.  25.     3  Cos.     2  wd. 

Deep  Gully,  skir.  near  Newbern,  N.  C. 
Mar.  14.     Regt.  25.     1  wd. 

Bort  Hudson,  La.  (rear). 
Mar.  14.     Regt.  30.     Sup.  Batt. 

Batt.    2.     1  sec.     No  loss. 

Blackwater,  Va. 
Mar.  17.     Batt.  7.     4  k.  7  wd. 

Kelley's  Ford,  Va. 
Mar.  17.     Regt.   1  Cav.      No  loss. 
1  officer  k.  on  det.  duty. 

Winlield,  N.  C. 
Mar.  23.     Regt.  27.     Cos.  G  &  H.    2  k. 

[F.j 

Washington,  N.  C. 
Mar.  30.— Apr.  16.    Regt.  27. 

44.     1  d.  of 
wds. 


1863  (continued). 

Blount's  Mill,  JST.  C. 
April  9.  Regt.    3.     No  loss. 

5.     Not  active. 
8.     1  wd. 
17.     8  wd. 
43.     Sup.     No  loss. 
Bisland,  La. 
April  12-14.   Regt.  4.    Skir.    No  loss. 
31.    7  Cos.   Ik.  5wd. 
38.    6  k.  29  wd. 
41.    Reserve. 
53.    3  k.  11  wd. 
Batt.  2.    No  loss. 

6.    1  k.  1  wd.     + 
Siege  of  Suffolk,  Va. 
April  12.— May  4.     Regt.  6.     3  wd. 

Batt.  7.     No  loss. 
Core  Creek,  N.  C. 
April  16.     Regt.  3.     No  loss. 
5.       "      " 
Dover  Boad,  N.  C. 
April  28.     Regt.  17.     No  loss. 
27.     1  wd. 
45.     1  k.  4  wd. 

FitzhugKs  Crossing,  Va. 
April  29,  30.     Regt.  13.     2  k.   1  wd.  by 

Art.  fire  while 
lying  near  river. 
Chancellorsville,  Va. 
May  1-4.     Regt.  1.     15  k.     [F.] 

2.  31  k.     [F.l 

7.  23  k.  114  wd. 

9.  2  k.     Skir.     [F.J 

10.  16  k.     [F.] 

11.  15  k.     [F.J 

12.  2  wd.  4  m.    Recon. 

13.  7  wd.     Recon. 

15.  With   6th    Corps. 

2  wd. 

16.  19  k.     [F.] 

18.  Not  eng'd  ;  under 

fire.  1  k.  13  wd. 

19.  With    6th   Corps. 

No  loss. 

20.  With    6th    Corps. 

Ik. 
22.     1  k.  by  shell. 
28.     No  loss. 

32.  1  k.  4  wd. 

33.  Not  act.  5wd.2m. 
37.     3  k.     [F.] 

Batt.  1.     Ik.  sev.  wd. 

3.  Not  active. 

5.     At  close.    No  loss. 

Bapidan  Station,  Va. 
May  1.     Regt.  1  Cav.     1  k. 

Nansemond,  Va. 
May  3.     Regfr  40.     Skir. 

Batt.    7.     No  loss. 


Ashby's  Gap,  Va 
May  12. 


Regt.  2  Cav. 


36 


Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


[Jan. 


Skir.     Sup.  Batt. 

4  wd. 
2  k.  7  wd.  11  pris. 
Several  wd. 
Not  active. 


1863  (continued). 

Carsville,  Va. 
May  14-16.     Regt.  6.     5  k.  11  wd. 

Batt.  7.     1  sec.     1  wd. 

Plain  Stores,  La. 
May  21.     Kegt.  30. 

48. 

49. 

Batt.    4. 

Gum  Swamp,  N.  C. 
May  22.     Regt.  3.     No  loss. 
5         "      " 
25.     3  wd. 
27.     3  k.     [F.] 
46.     No  loss. 
Bachelor's  Creek,  X.  C. 
May  23.     Regt.  46.     Cos.  A,  I.     -4- 

Franklin,  La. 
May  25.    Regt.  41.  Attacked  on  march. 

Ik. 

Port  Hudson,  La.,  Siege  of 
(  May  27.     Regt.  4.     In  trenches. 
\July    9.  30.     Skir.    Sup.  Batt. 

19  wd. 
31.     14  k.  48  wd. 
38.     50  k.  164  wd. 
42.     17  k.  81  wd. 

48.  7  k.  41  wd. 

49.  17  k.  81  wd. 

50.  1  k.  4  wd. 

52.  9  k. 

53.  17  k.     [F.] 
Batt.  2.     No  loss. 

4.  2  wd. 

6.  1  k. 

10.  Not  engaged, 

12.  2  det.     No  loss. 

13.  8  guns.    31  days. 

No  loss. 

Warrenton  Road,  Va. 
June  3.     Regt.  1  Cav.     Scouting.    1  k. 

1  wd. 

Franklin's  Crossing,  Va.    Rappahan- 
nock. 
June  5.     Batt.  1. 

Beverly  Ford,  Va.     Brandy  Station. 
June  9.     Regt.  2.     1  k.     [F.J 

33.     Not  active.     3  wd. 
1  Cav.   Near.  3  k.  9  wd. 

Harper's  Ferry,  Va.  (near). 
June  14.     Regt.  1  H.  A.     1  Co. 

Port  Hudson,  La.  (2d  assault). 

June  14.     Regt.  4.  7  k.  61  wd. 

31.  7  k.  24  wd. 

38.  27  k.  77  wd. 

48.  2  k.  11  wd. 

49.  1  k.  17  wd. 
61.  Reserve. 

52.  4  k.  7  wd. 

53.  17  k.     [F.] 


1863  (continued). 

Aldie,  Va. 
June  17.     Regt.  22.     Sup.  Batt.      Not 

engaged. 
1  Cav.      20  k.  57  wd. 
90  m.     [F.] 

Middleburg ,  Va. 
June  19.     Regt.  1  Cav.     No  loss. 

Jackson  X  Roads,  La. 
June  20.     Regt.  52.     2  pris. 

La  Fourche  Crossing,  La. 
June  20,  21.     Regt.  26.     3  k.  10  wd. 

42.     80  eng'd.    1  k. 
3  wd. 

Upperville,  Va. 
June  21.  Regt.  18.   1  Cav.  Sup.  No  loss. 

Brashear  City,  La. 
June  23.   Regt.  42.    46  men  capt'd.   2  k. 

South  Anna,  Va. 
June  26.     Regt.  2  Cav.     Det.      1  k.    1 

wd.  from  Co.  A. 


Gettysburg,  Pa. 

July  1-3.    Regt.  1. 

2. 

7. 

9. 

10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 


27  k.     [F.] 
45  k.     [F.] 
Sup.     No  loss. 
Picket  skir.     2  k. 

Res.     1  k.  3  wd. 
37  k.     [F.] 
9  k.  41  wd.  64  m. 
17  k.    72   wd.    100 


pris. 

15.  38  k.     [F.] 

16.  23  k.     [F.j 

18.  Near  wheat  field. 
1  k.  13  wd. 

19.  17  k.     [F.]     + 

20.  44  k.     [F.J 
22.    Of  67,  15  k.  25  wd. 
28.    15  k.     [F.] 

32.  Of  229,  13  k.  62  wd. 
PP.] 

33.  Art.    fire.     7  k.  38 
wd. 

37.    6  k.     [F.]     -f 
1  Cav.     Not  active. 
Guarded  pris. 
1.    3  wd. 
3.    2  k.  6  wd. 
5.    5  k.  10  wd. 
9.    Ilk.  16  wd.  26  pris. 

Baltimore  X Roads,   Va. 
July  2.     Regt.  40.     No  loss. 

South  Anna  River  Crossing,  Va. 
Cen.  R.  R. 
July  4.     Batt.  7.     No  loss. 

Quaker  Bridge,  X.  C,  or  Wilcox 
Bridge. 
July  7.     Regt.  23.     2  wd. 

27.     Sup.  Cav.  raid. 


Batt. 


1892.]  Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


37 


1863  (continued). 

Harper's  Ferry  Bridge,  Va. 
July  7.     Regt.   1  H.  A.     Co.  H.     Art. 
skir.     No  loss. 

Jackson,  Miss. 

July  9, 16.     Regt.  29.  1  k. 

35.  2  k.  8  wd. 

36.  2  k.  6  wd.  Skir. 

line. 

Fort  Wagner,  S.  C. 

J  Julv  10.     Regt.  24.  4  k.    3  in  sortie 
\  Sept.6.  of  Aug.  26. 

40.  1  k  5  wd.   in 
trenches. 

54.  Total,  80  k.  [F.] 

55.  Heavy  fatigue 

duty,  und.  fire. 

Jones  X  Roads,  Va. 
July  11,  13.     Regt.  1  Cav.     Dismount- 
ed.   No  loss. 

Ashby  Gap,  Va. 
July  12.     Regt.  2  Cav.     1  k.  7  wd. 

Donaldsonville,  La. 
July  13.     Regt.  30.    8  k.  37  wd.  1  m. 

48.  3  k.  7  wd.  23  pris. 

49.  3  k.  4  wd.  16  pris. 
Batt.    6.     1  wd. 

Shephardstown,  Va. 
July  16.     Regt.  1  Cav.     No  loss. 

Secessionville,  S.  C. 
July  16.     Regt.  54.     18  k.     [F.] 

Fort  Wagner,  S.  C.  (2nd  assault). 
July  18.     Regt.  54.     58  k.     [F.] 

Wapping  Heights,  Va. 
July  23.     Regt.  1.     Slightly.     No  loss. 
9.     No  loss. 
16.     Present. 
32.     Not  engaged. 

Mt.  Tabor  Church,  N.  C. 
July  26.     Regt.  17.     3  wd. 

Bayou  La  Fourche,  La. 
July  30.     Batt.  6.    No  loss. 

Jackson,  La. 
Aug.  3.     Regt.  3  Cav.     4  k. 

Coyle  Tavern,  Va. 
Aug.  24.  Regt.  2  Cav.      2  k.  2  wd.  sev. 

pris. 

Culpeper,  Va. 
Sept.  13.     Regt.  1  Cav.     1  wd.  2  m. 

Raccoon  Ford,  Va. 
Sept.  14.    Regt.  15.    Sup.  Cav.  No  loss 
1  Cav.  Art.  fire.    2  k 
8  wd.  2  m. 

Raccoon  Ford,  Va. 
Sept.  19.     Regt.  15.     Picket.     No  loss 
1  Cav.     Not  eng'd. 

Blue  Springs,  Tenn. 
Oct.  10.     Regt.  21.     Sup.     No  loss. 
2!).     No  loss. 
36.     6  wd. 


1863  {continued). 

Vermilion  Bayou 
Oct.  10.     Batt.  2. 

,  La. 
No  loss. 

Culpeper,  White  Sulphur 

Oct.  12,  13.     Regt.  1  Cav. 

Sprinqs, 
1  wd. 

Va. 

Auburn,  Va. 
Oct.  14.     Regt.  28.     Ik.     [F.] 

1  Cav.     2  Squadrons. 
6  wd. 
Batt.    10.     2  wd. 

Bristoe  Station, 
Oct.  14.     Regt.  15. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
22. 
28. 

Va. 

4  k.     [F.] 

1  k.     [F.l 
1  k.     [F.j 

Present. 

Broad  Run,  Va. 
Oct.  14.     Regt.  1  Cav.      2 

Squadrons. 

Carrion  Crow,  La. 
Oct.  15.     Batt.  2.     No  loss. 
13.      "      " 

Berrysville,  Va.  (running  fight)* 
Oct.  18.     Regt.  34.     2  k.     [F.J 

Wauhatchie,  Tenn. 
Oct.  27.    Regt.  33.  26  k.  61wd.  lm.  -f- 

Grand  Coteau,  La. 
Nov.  2,  3.     Batt.  2.     No  loss. 
4. 
13. 
Rappahannock   Station  and  Kellcys 
Ford,  Va. 
Nov.  7.     Regt.  1. 
7. 
0. 
10. 
11. 
13. 
16. 
18. 
22. 
32. 
37. 
Batt.  5. 
10. 
Lenoir's,  'I'm,,. 
Nov.  15.     Regt.  86. 
Campbell  Station, 

Nov.  16.  Regt.  21. 
29. 
85. 
86. 

,  rillc.     '/'<  ////. 

Nov.  17.— Dec.  4. 


No  loss. 


Sup.     8  k.     [F.] 
Pursuit  only. 
Picket,  etc. 
Pursuit  only. 
2  k.  14  \\\\. 
7  wd. 
Support. 

No  loss. 


Xo  1' 

Tenn. 
N'o  Loss. 

I     Is. 

No  1' 

Ik.   17  Wd 

Sit  ■ ' 

21.    4  k. 

:',  k. 
2    k 

Mil. 

1  k. 


::  m. 


L*l 


OH 


titanooga,  '/'•  nn. 
Nov.  23-25.  '  Regt.  88.     5  wd.  i   rn.  at 
Missionary  Ridge. 


38 


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[Jan. 


18G3  (continued). 

Mine  Bun,   Va. 

Nov  2&-80.   Eegt.  1.  2  k.    [F.] 

7.  No  loss. 

9.  2  k.     [F.] 

11.  6  k.     [F.] 

12.  Not  engaged. 
13. 

15.  2  k.     [F.] 

16.  2  k.     [F.] 

19.  1   k.    at  Robert- 

son's.    [F.] 

20.  Sev.  wd. 

22.     Not  engaged. 
28.     5  wd. 
32.     Not  engaged. 
37.     Skir.     Sev.  wd. 
39.     2   Cos.     Skir. 

1  wd.  on  picket. 
1  Cav.  New  Hope  Ch. 

5  k.  13  wd. 
1  Cav.  Parker's 
11  wd.  11  ra. 
Batt.  1.     Saunders'  House. 
No  loss. 
5.     1  wd. 
10.     No  loss. 

Knoxville,  Tenn.  (near). 
Nov.  29.    Regt.  35.     2  k.     [F.] 

Plain  Stores,  La. 
Nov.  30.     Regt.  3  Cav.     Det.  fired  into 
by  guerillas.  5  k.  5  wd.  5  pris. 

Blain's  X  Boads,  Tenn.  (slight  skir. J. 
Dec.  16.     Regt.  36.     No  loss. 

St.  Augustine,  Fla. 
Dec.  30.   Regt.  24.    Woodchoppers  fired 
upon.     1  k. 


1864. 


Bealton,  Va. 
Jan.  13.     Regt.  9. 


Co.  F.      Repulsed 
night  attack. 


Bachelor's  Creek,  N.  C. 
Feb.  1,2,3.  Regt.  17.  3  k.  3  wd.  66  pris. 

Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Feb.  7.     Regt.  54.     Picket  skir.  when 

landing. 

Barbefs  Place,  St.  Mary's  Biver,  Fla. 
Feb.  9,  10.     Regt.  40.     1  k.  2  wd. 

1  Cav.     Indep.  Bat- 
talion. 


Gainesville,  Fla. 
Feb.  15.     Regt.  40. 


52  men  barricaded 
with  cotton  bales, 
repulse  attack. 


Olustee,  Fla. 
Feb.  20.    Regt.  40, 
54. 
55. 


4  k.  21  wd.  4  m. 
14  k.     [F.J     -f 
Went   out   in   Sup. 
No  loss. 
1  Cav.     Ind.  Battalion. 


1864  {continued). 

Drainsville,  Va. 
Feb.  22.     Regt.  2  Cav.     Det.  scouting 
party  surprised.    10  k. 
7  wd.  57  pris. 

Henderson  Hills,  La. 
Mar.  21.     Regt.  31.     No  loss. 

3  Cav.     No  loss. 

Natchitoches,  La. 
Mar.  31.     Regt.  3  Cav.     13  wd. 
Batt.  2. 
13. 

Crump's  Hill,  La. 
April  2.     Batt.  2.     No  loss. 

13.      "       " 

Wilson's  Farm,  La. 
April  7.     Batt.  2. 
13. 

Sabine  X Boads,  La. 
April  8.     Regt.  31.     8  Cos.      Mounted 

throughout  cam- 
paign.    8    k.  28 
wd.  26  pris. 
3  Cav.     9  k.  64  wd. 
Batt.    2.     1  k.  18  wd.  12  pris. 
13. 

Pleasant  Hills,  La. 
April  9,  10.     Regt.  31.     Wagon  guard. 
Batt.   13.     No  loss. 

Pleasant  Hills,  La. 
April  12.     Regt.  38.     Guerilla  attack. 

Smithfield,  Va. 
April  14.     Regt.  23.     2  k.  3  wd. 

25.    Little  or  no  part. 
No  loss. 
Plymouth,  N.  C. 
April  17-20.     Regt.  2  H.  A.    Cos.  G,  H. 

4  k.  275  pris. 

Washington,  N.  C.  (near). 
April  20-30.     Regt.  17.     2  k. 

Cane  Biver,  La. 
April  23.     Regt.  31.     Ik. 

38.     5  k.  6  wd. 
3  Cav.  Sev.  days  skir. 
Sev.  wd. 
Batt.  13.     No  loss. 

Muddy  Bayou,  La. 
April  25.      Regt.  3  Cav.     Outposts. 
Slight  loss. 

Alexandria,  La. 
April  26.     Regt.  31.   Rear  gd.  No  loss. 

Alexandria.  La.  near;  attack  by 
Quantrell's  Guerillas. 
May  1.     Regt.  3  Cav.     4  k.  6  wd. 

Hudnot's  Plantation,  La. 
May  1.     Regt.  31.     1  k.  8  wd. 

Gov.  Moore's  Plantation,  La. 
May  2.     Regt.  31.     2  k.  4  wd. 

Wilderness  Tav(  m.  Va. 
May  4.   Regt.  18.  2  Cos.  sent  forw.  1  k. 


1892.]  Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


39 


1864  (continued). 

Wilderness,  Va. 

May  5-7.    Eegt.     1.  6  k.     [F.] 

7.  15  k.  105  wd. 

9.  44  k.     [F.] 

10.  30  k.     [F.j 

11.  16  k.     |F.] 

12.  21  k.  [F.] 

13.  1  k.  9  wd. 

15.  10  k.     [F.] 

16.  10  k.     [F.j 

18.  7  k.  19  wd. 

19.  4  k.     [F.] 

20.  36  k.     [F.] 

21.  3  k.     [F.]     + 

22.  17  k.  [F.]i 
28.  26  k.  [F.j 
32.  7  k.     [F.] 

35.  Gd. supply  trains. 

36.  12k.53wd.20m. 

37.  54  k.  [F.j 
39.  2  k.  18  wd. 

56.  23  k.     [F.] 

57.  94  k.     [F.j 

58.  13  k.     [F.j 

59.  12  k.  27  wd. 
Batt.    3,  5,  9,  10,  11.    More 

or  less  eng'd.  No  loss. 

Port  Walthal,  Va.  (near). 

May  6,  7.    Regt.  23.  No  loss. 

24.  Not  engaged. 

25.  5  k.  [F.] 
27.  2  k.     [F.j 

Todd's  Tavern,  Va. 
May  4,  7.    Regt.  1  Cav.  3  k.  25  wd.  6  m. 

Spottsylvania,  Va. 

May  8-18.    Regt.  1.  6  k.     [F.j 

7.  6  wd. 

9.  34  k.     [F.] 

10.  26  k.     [F.j 

11.  9  k.     [F.] 

12.  20  k.  [F.]     + 

13.  10  wd.  May  10th. 

15.  14  k.     [F.] 

16.  12  k.     [F.j 

18.  1  k.  12  wd. 

19.  12  k.     [F.] 

20.  25  k.     [F.j 

21.  5  k.     [F.] 

22.  37  k.  [F.] 
28.  30  k.  [F.] 
32.  46  k.     [F.j 

35.  5  k.     [F.] 

36.  27  k.  70  wd. 

37.  32  k.     [F.] 

39.  19  k.  121  wd.  [F]. 

56.  30  k.     [F.] 

57.  32  k.     [F.j 

58.  30k.(R.  Po.)[F.] 

59.  Ilk.  45  wd. 

1  H.  A.     At  Harris 
Farm,  120  k. 
[F.]    May  19. 

Batt.    1.  No  loss. 
VOL.  xlvi.  4 


1864. — Spottsylvania  (continued). 

Batt.  3.     2  k.  9wd.     (Lau- 
rel Hill.) 
5.     3  wd.  (It.  Po.). 
10.     1  k.  2  wd. 
14.     4wd.    (R.  Ny.) 
later  2  wd. 

Swift  Creek,  Va.  or  Arrowfteld  Ch. 

May  9,  10.     Regt.  23.     Sup.    5  wd. 
25.     18  k.     [F.j 
27.     7  k.     [F.j 
40.     Not  seriously 
engaged. 
Beaver  Dam  Station,  Va. 
May  9.     Regt.  1  Cav.     4  wd.  20  pris. 

Ashland,  Va. 
May  11.  Regt.  1  Cav.  6  k.  10  wd.  12  pris. 

Drury's  Bluf,  Va. 
May  12-16.     Regt.  23. 


24. 

25. 
27. 
40. 


23    k     16   wd. 

51  prig. 
8  k.  48  wd. 


21  k. 

22  k. 
10    k. 


F.j 
42    wd. 


4  Cav. 


22  m. 
1st  battal- 
ion, 2  wd. 


2  k.  1  wd. 
Skir.    No  loss. 
No  b< 


[F.j 


Yellow  Tavern,  Va. 
May  12.    Regt.  1  Cav.     No  loss. 

Besaca,  Ga. 
May  13-16.     Regt.  2.    5  k.     [F.j 

33.     16  k.  7wd.   [F.J 
3Iansura,  La. 
May  14-16.    Regt.  31. 
38. 
Batt.    7. 

13.       < 
New  Market,  Va. 
May  15.     Regt.  34.     39  k. 

Bayou  Be  Glaize,  La. 
May  13-18.  Regt.  31.    8  k.  24  wd. 
38.    No  loss. 
3  Cav.     Bear  e 
May  15,  i  k.  2  wd. 
May  18, 2  k.  12  wd. 
Hatchies,  Va. 
May  20.    Regt.  40.    Repulsed    att,  on 
picket  line.    6  k.  L6  wd. 

Cassville,  Ga. 
May  19-22.     Regt.  2.     Skir. 

Skir.    1  k.  8wd. 

Charleston,  S.  I  ,    Becon.  among 
Islands  m 

May  21-22.     I 

North  Anna  -  I 
May  23-27.  Regt.  9. 
11. 
12. 
18. 
15. 

]  wd, 
19.     2  k.     [F.j 


Skir.     I  wd. 


2  k.     [F. 

1  k.    for. 

5  k.     [F. 
.".  wd. 
No) 


40 


Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


[Jan. 


1864. — North  Anna,  Va.  (continued). 
Regt.  20.     1  k.     [F.] 
22.     5  k.     [F.] 
28.     No  loss. 
32.     Little  loss. 

35.  2  k.     [F.] 

36.  1  k.  4  wd. 

37.  Skir.     No  loss. 
39.     1  k. 

56.  11  k.     [F.] 

57.  15  k.     [F.] 

58.  1  k.     [F.] 

59.  2  k.  20  wd.  16m. 
1  H.  A.     Res. ;    det. 

active.  3  k.     [F.] 
Batt.  3.     2  wd. 

5.     Not  act.,  1  wd. 
9.     1  k. 

10,  11,  14.    No  loss. 
Dallas,  Ga.  [wd.  4  m. 

May  25— June  4.      Regt.  33.     10  k.  43 

Havre's  Shop.     Salem  Church,  Va. 
May  28.     Regt.  1  Cav.     1  k.  3  wd. 

Totopotomoy,  Va. 
May  29-31.    Regt.  12.       Eng'd  1  hour 

on  30th. 

15.  3  k.     [F.] 

16.  1  k.     [F.] 

18.  3  wd.     Shady 

Grove  road. 

19.  1  k.     [F.] 

20.  No  loss. 

21.  3  k.  Shady  Gro. 

road.     [F.] 

22.  3  k.  [F.] 
28.  4  k.  [F.] 
32.  8  k.  [F.] 
58.     3  k.     [F.] 

1H.  A.     Ik.    [F.] 
Batt.    3.     2  k.  Shady  Gro. 
9.    No  loss. 
14.      "      " 
Bethesda  Church,  Va. 
June  1-3.    Regt.  9.     3  k.     [F.] 

12.  3  k.     [F.] 

13.  1  k. 

19.  Skir. 

20.  Charged,  June  1. 

21.  13  k.     [F.] 

22.  11  k.  [F.] 
29.  1  k.  12  wd. 
32.  15  k.     [F.] 

35.  2  k.     [F.] 

36.  17  k.  33  wd. 
39.     Skir.    No  loss. 

56.  3  k.     [F.] 

57.  1  k.     [F.] 

58.  Skir. 

Batt.   3.  Shady  Grove,  2  k. 

5.  2  k. 

9.  3  k.     [F.] 

10.  1  k. 

11.  No  loss. 

14.  "      " 


1864  (continued). 
Cold  Harbor,  Va. 
June  1-12.   Regt.  7. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 
15. 
16. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
22. 
23. 
25. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
35. 

36. 
37. 
39. 
40. 
56. 
57. 
58. 
59. 


Ik. 

20  k.  &  wd. 

2  k.     [F.] 
Wh.  Oak  Swamp 

Br.     Few  wd. 
Skir.     1  k. 

5  k.     [F.] 
No  loss. 
14  k.  19  wd. 

6  k.     [F.] 

12  k.     [F.] 

13  k.  16  wd. 

6  Cos.  9  k.  36  wd. 
74  k.  of  310.   [F.] 
32  k.     [F.] 
10  k.  46  wd.  [F.] 

3  wd. 
Engineer  work. 

Sev.  wd. 
Skir. 

12  k.     [F.] 
Skir. 
23  k. 

4  k.     [F.] 

7  wd. 

35  k.     [F.]     -f- 
2  k.  15  wd.  15pris. 

1  H.  A.     4  Cos.  at 
Shady  Grove  road 
under  fire  June 
4-12.     6  k.     [F.] 
Batt.    1.     1  k.  5  wd. 
3.    No  loss. 
5.     3k. 
10.     4  k.     [F.] 
14.    No  loss. 

Piedmont,  Va. 
June  5.     Regt.  34.     22  k.     [F.] 

Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga. 
June  9-30.  Regt.  2.     Ik.     [F.] 

33.     Skir.    8  k.  22  wd. 

Petersburg,  Va. 
June  10.    Regt.  4  Cav.     1st  Battalion. 

1  k.  2  wd. 

Trevellian  Station,  Va. 
June  11,  12.     Regt.   1  Cav.     Not  seri- 
ously eng'd.    No  loss. 

White  Oak  Swamp  Bridge,  Va. 
June  13.     Regt.  12.     4  wd. 

39.     No  loss. 


Baylor's  Farm,  Va. 
June  15.     Regt.  5  Cav.    3  k.  19  wd. 

Petersburg,  Va. 
June  15-18.     Regt.  10.      1  k.  June  18. 

[F.l 

11.  5  k.     [F.] 

12.  About  R.  R. 

No  loss. 
15.    8  k.  of  75  men. 


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41 


Loss  not  given. 


1864. — Petersburg,  Va.  (continued). 
Regt.  16.     6  k.     [F.] 

18.  Reserve. 

19.  2  k.     [F.] 
20 

21.  6  k.     [F/] 

22.  June  18.  Skir. 

charge.    9  k. 
PG\] 
25.     Charged  June 
15,  18.  11  k. 
[F.] 

27.  Charged  June 

15.  18.   22  k. 

CF.] 

28.  Charged  June 

16.  Sup.   17, 
18.  6  k.  [F.] 

29.  Charged  June 

17.  11  k. 
32.     Char.  June  18. 

10  k.     [F.] 

36.  Of  90.     10  k. 

18  wd. 

37.  Skir.   &  adv. 

June  18.  4  k. 

39.  Adv.  June  18. 

5  k. 

40.  No  loss  given. 

56.  Assault  June 

17.  21k.  [F.] 

57.  Assault  June 

17.     20  k. 
[F.] 

58.  Assault  June 

17  &  18.  12  k. 

[F.]     + 

59.  Assault  June 

17.   11  k.    58 
wd. 
1  H.  A.     Assault. 
June  16,  17,  18, 
66  k.     [F.]     of 
which  54  k. 
June  16. 
Batt.    5.    June  18.    2  k. 
2  wd. 
9.     June  18.     2  k. 

5  wd. 
10.    No  loss. 
14.    2  k.  1  wd. 

Lynchburg,  Va. 
June  17,  18.     Regt.  34.     6  k.     [F.] 

Salem  Church,  Va. 
June  21.     Regt.  1  Cav.   Slightly  eng'd. 

Weldon  R.  B.,  Va. 
June  22,  23.  Regt.  15.  Lostpris.  all  but 

1  off.  5  men. 
19.     1  k.     [F.] 
1H.A.  19.  k.  [F.] 
Batt.  10.    No  loss. 

Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga. 
June  22.     Regt.  2.     2  wd. 

33.     8  k.  18  wd. 


1864  (continued). 

Samaria  Church,  Va. 
June  24.     Regt.  1  Cav.  1  k.  2  wd.  2  m. 

James's  Island,  S.  C. 
July  2.     Regt.  54.     No  loss. 

55.     11  k.  18  wd.     + 
4  Cav.   (2nd  Battalion) 
Total  loss,  July  2-9. 
1  k.  2  wd. 

John's  Islayid,  S.  C. 
July  5,  7,  9.  Regt.  4  Cav.  (2nd  Battalion) 

Mt.  Zion  Church,  Va.  (Aldie). 
July  6.     Regt.  2  Cav.     Detachment, 
8  k.  9  wd.  38  pris. 

Fort  Stevens,  D.  C.  and  Eockville. 
July  12,  13.     Regt.  37.     2  k.  [F.] 

2  Cav.   6  k.  40  wd. 
about  50  pris. 

Snicker's  Ferry,  Va. 
July  18.     Regt.     34.     3  k.     [F,] 

37.     Det.   on  picket. 
No  loss. 

Peach  Tree  Creek,  Ga. 
July  20.     Regt.  2.     Reserve. 

Deep  Bottom,  Va. 
July  21.     Batt.  10.    Reserve. 

Winchester,  Va. 
July  24,  25.     Regt.  34.     No  loss. 

Deep  Bottom,  Va. 
July  27,  28.  Regt.  11.  Present.  No  loss. 

19.  Skir.     Earth 

works.    3  k. 

20.  2  k.    [F.] 

26.  Present.  No  loss. 
28.  2  k.    [F.] 
1  Cav.  Malvern  Hill. 
3  k.  L8  wd.  2  m. 
1  H.  A.  inclu.  opera- 
tions of  Aug.  10  k. 
&wd.  at  this  place. 
Batt.  10.     No  Lc 

Atlanta,  Siege  of,  Ga. 
July  28.— Sept.  2.    Regt.  2.    5  k.    [F.J 

Train  gd. 

Crater,  Petersburg,  Va. 

July 30.  Regt.  11.  In  lines.    1  wd. 

21.  Ledatt.    7  k.    [F.J 

23.  Not  in  action. 

29.  8  k.  7  Wd. 

86.  18  k.    \V-\ 

40.  Sup.    9  wd. 

56.  L8k.    [F.l 

57.  15  k.       I. 

58.  Ilk.       1. 

59.  8  k.  25  wd.  17  pris. 
Batt.    5.  1  Wd. 

Li  'a  MM*,  Va. 

July  80.    Regt.  1  Cav.     1  wd. 


42 


Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops.  [Jan. 


1864  (continued). 

Deep  Bottom,  Strawberry  Plains,  Va. 
Aug.  14-18.   Regt.  11.     2wd. 

19.  3  k.  [F.] 

20.  No  loss. 

24.     19  k.     99  wd. 

12  m. 
28.     6  k.     [F.] 
1  Cav.     Near  on 
picket.  1  k.  3  wd. 
5  m. 
1  H.  A.  at  this  place 
during  July  and 
Aug.  10  k.  &wd. 

Gainesville,  Fla. 
Aug.  17.    Regt.  4  Cav.    Det.  from  2nd 
Battalion.    6  k.  50  pris. 

Winchester,  Va. 
Aug.  17.    Regt.  2  Cav.    Losses  of  Aug. 
8  k.  20  wd.  30, pris. 

Weldon  B.  B.,  Six  Mile  House,  Va. 
Aug.  18, 19,21.  Regt.  18.  Battalion.  No 

loss  given. 
21.  Remnant  of. 

3  k.    [F.] 
29.  1  k.  5  wd. 
32.  Skir.  3  k.  [F.] 

35.  6  k.    [F.] 

36.  No  loss. 

39.  10  k.  35  wd. 
246  m.  mostly 
pris.     [F.] 

56.  3  k.    [F.] 

57.  2  k.    [F.] 
59.  Part  of.    1  k. 

1  Cav.    6  wd. 
Batt.    3.  1  k.  4  wd. 
5.  2  wd. 
9.  1  wd. 
11.  No  loss. 
Summit  Point,  Va. 
Aug.21.   Regt. 37.   Pic't  skir., 5k.  [F.] 

Beam's  Station,  Va. 
Aug.  23,  25.    Regt.  19.    No  loss. 
20.      "      " 
28.     2  k.    [F.]    + 
1  Cav.    No  loss. 
Batt.  10.    5  k.  19  pris. 

Halltown,  Va. 
Aug.  24.     Regt.  2  Cav.    During  Aug. 
8  k.  20  wd.  30  pris. 

Charlestown  (Halltovm),  Va. 
Aug.  28.     Regt.  34.     Slightly  engaged. 

No  loss. 


1864  (continued). 

Simsport,  La. 
Sept.  16.     Batt.  2.    No  loss. 

Atchalafaya,  La. 
Sept.  17.     Batt.  4.     2  wd. 

Opequan,  Va. 

Sept.  19.     Regt.  26.  58  k.     [F.] 

30.  2  k.  10  wd. 

34.  23  k.     [F.J 

37.  22  k.     [F.]     + 

38.  8  k.  38  wd.  8  pris. 

2  Cav.     2  k.  6  wd.  2 

pris. 

3  Cav.     Dismounted. 

19k.87wd.     [F.] 
Batt.  1.     4  wd. 


Berryville,  Va. 


Sept.  3-4. 


Regt.  34. 


1  k.     [F.] 
38.    Not  active. 
2  Cav.    3  k.  12  wd. 

Hawkinsville,  Va. 
Sept.  16.     Regt.  1  Cav.  (dismounted) 
2  k.  10  wd.  9  m. 


Fisher's  Hill,  Va. 
Sept.  21,  22.    Regt.  26. 
30. 
34. 

38. 


Not  in  action. 

3  k.  7  wd. 

4  k.     [F.] 
Not  in  action. 

Ik. 

2  Cav.    At  Luray. 

No  loss. 

3  Cav.      Dism'd. 

2  k.  2  wd. 
Batt.  1.     2  wd. 

Waynesboro',  Va. 
Sept.  28.   Regt.  2  Cav.  3  k.  5  wd.  2  pris. 

Preble's  Farm,  Poplar  Spring 
Church,  Va. 
f  Sept.  30.  Regt.  11.     2  k.     [F.] 
\Oct.  1.  18.     (Battalion)  loss 

not  given,     -f- 
21.     Of  75  men.    4  k. 
10  wd.     [F.] 
29.     1  wd. 
32.     5  k.     [F.] 

35.  16  k.     [F.] 

36.  4  k.  16  wd. 
39.     Skir. 

56.  3  k.     [F.] 

57.  4  k.     [F.] 

58.  7  k.     [F.] 

59.  1  k.  8  wd. 

Arthur's  Swamp,  Va. 
f  Sept.  30.  Regt.  1  Cav.    Dismounted. 
\Oct.  1.  2  k.  3wd.  lm. 

Weldon  B.  B.,  Yellow  Tavern,  Va. 
Oct.  1-5.     Regt.  1  H.  A.     4  k.     [F.] 

Jackson,  La. 
Oct.  5.     Batt.  2.    No  loss. 

4.     1  section,  no  loss. 

Darbytown  Boads,  Va. 
Oct.  7.     Regt.  24.     2  k.  8  wd. 

4  Cav.     1st  Battalion. 
Skir.,  no  loss  given. 
Boydtown  Plank  Boad,  Va.  (Becon- 
noissance  to). 
Oct.  8.     Regt.  57.     14  wd. 

Tom's  Brook,  Woodstock  Baces,  Va. 
Oct.  8,  9.     Regt.  2  Cav.     2  k.  10  wd. 


1892.]  Battles  and  Casualties  of  Mass.  Troops. 


43 


1864  (continued). 

Strasburg,  Va.  (Beconnoissance  to). 
Oct.  13.     Regt.  34.     15  k.     [F.] 

Darbytown  Boad,  Va.( Beconnoissance 
to). 
Oct.  13.    Regt.  24.     5  k.  14  wd. 

Cedar  Creek,  Va. 
Oct.  19.    Regt.  26.    5  Cos.    3  k.  11  wd. 

16  pris. 
30.    12  k.  96  wd.     [F.] 
34.    5  k.     [F.] 
38.    5  k.  14  wd.  35  pris. 
2Cav.    7  k.  16wd.[F.] 
3  Cav.    Dismounted. 
5  k.  72  wd.  &  m. 


Hatcher's  Bun,  Va. 

Oct. 

27. 

Regt 

11. 
19. 
20. 
32. 

35. 
36. 
57. 
59. 

5  k.     [F.] 
Skir.  1  k.     [F.] 
1  k.     [F.] 
Not  seriously  en 

gaged. 
Not  engaged. 
Support. 
1  wd. 
No  loss. 

1  H.  A.     1  k.  6  wd. 

1  Cav.    2  wd.  at  Din 

widdie  C.  H. 

Batt. 

5. 

9. 
10. 
11. 

Not  active. 
<«        (< 

3  k.  2  wd. 

No  loss. 

Williamsburg  Boad,  Fair  Oaks,  Va. 
Oct.  27,  28.     Regt.  24.     2  wd. 

40.     Skir.,  no  loss. 

Honey  Hill,  S.  C. 
Nov.  30.    Regt.  54.    6  Cos.    3  k.  38,wd. 

4  m. 
55.    31  k.  108  wd. 

1  pris.     [F.]    + 

Stoney  Creek  Station,  Va. 
Dec.  1.    Regt.  1  Cav.    Sup.  bat.  no  loss. 

Deveaux  Neck,  S.  C.  (slight  skir.). 
Dec.  6,  9.     Regt.  54.     No  ioss. 

55.     1  k.  on  9th. 

Weldon  B.  B. ,  Va. ,  Expedition. 
Dec.  7,  11.     Regt.  11.     No  loss. 

32.     Tore  up  track. 
39.     No  loss. 
1  Cav.    Three 

Creeks,  1  k. 
1  H.  A.     No  loss. 
Batt.    5.     No  loss. 
11.      "      " 

Hamilton,  N.  C,  Expedition  to. 
Dec.  9-12.    Regt.  27.     1  k. 


VOL.  XL VI. 


4* 


1865. 


Dabney'i 

t  Mill, 

Hatcher's  Bun,  Va. 

Feb.  5-7. 

Regt. 

11. 

No  loss. 

19. 

4  k.     [F.] 

20. 

1  k.     [F.] 

32. 

9  k.     [F.] 

37. 

Several  wd. 

39. 

Skir.,  no  loss. 

57. 

n      (<       it 

1  H.  A.       " 

Batt 

.    9. 

Not  engaged. 

10. 

No  loss.    -f 

11. 

James  Island, 

S.  C 

Feb.  10. 

Regt. 

55. 

1  wd. 

Wilcox  Bridge 

,  Wise's  Fork,  iV.  C. 

Mar.  8-10. 

Regt 

,.  17. 

10  k.  30  wd.  &m. 

23. 

3  k.  10  wd. 

25. 

5  wd. 

27. 

8  k.     [F.] 

Kinston 

N.  C 

March  14. 

Regt 

').  23. 

3  k.  10  wd. 

South  Anna  Biver, 

Va. 

March  14. 

Regt 

}.  2  Cav.    No  loss. 

Averysbi 

oro',  N.  C. 

March  16. 

Reg1 

:.  2. 

8  k.     [F.J 

33. 

1  k.  10  wd. 

Bentonville,  N 

'.  C. 

Mar.  19-21.     Re 

gt.  2 

.    Sup.,  noteng'd. 

33 

.    5  wd.     Expedi- 
tion March  22,  Ik. 

Fort  Stedman, 

Petersburg,  Va. 

Mar.  25. 

Regt. 

19. 

Sup.    Batt.   11; 

also  picket,  no  loss. 

20. 

Support. 

29. 

10  k. 

37. 

Skir. 

57. 

10  k.     [F.] 

59. 

Caught  in  works 

Batt.  11. 
14. 


and  escaped. 
No  loss. 
Ik.  4  wd.  11  pris. 


Petersburg,  Duncan's  Bun,  Va. 


March  25. 


Regt.  28. 


3  k.     [F.] 

No  1" 
3  wd. 


17  k, 
1  II.  A. 

Spanish  Fort,  Ala. 
Mar.  26.— Apr.  8.     Batt.  4. 

7, 

Boydtown,  White  OcJc  Roads,   Pa. 
Mar.  29-31.    Regt.  19.     Snp.,nolof 

32.     1  k.  skir.  [V.  I 

34.     2  k.     "         P.J 

I  II.  A.     I)  k.   [F.J 

Quaker  Boad,  Gravelly  Bun,  Va. 
March  29.     Regt.  28.     No  1" 

:;:».     1  k.  sev.  wd. 

Dinwiddle  Court  JJ<>ps<\   Va. 
March  29-31.    Regt.  2  Cav.     Loss  not 

definitely  given,  some  12  k.  &  wd. 


44 


Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England. 


[Jan. 


18G5  (continued). 

Five  Forks,  Va. 
April  1.     Regt.  32. 
39. 
2 


No  loss. 

Few  or  no  losses. 
Cav.    l  k.  7  wd. 


South  Side  B.  B.  Petersburg,  Va. 
April  2.     Regt.  28.     Of  20,  6  wd. 
39.     Not  engaged. 

Petersburg,  Va.,  Fall  of. 


April  2.     Regt.  19. 
20. 
34. 
35. 

1  k.     [F.] 
Not  engaged. 
9  k.     [F.] 
Carried  ammun'n 

under  fire.     3  k 

36. 

1  k.  4  wd. 

37. 

8  k. 

56. 
57. 

4  k.     [F] 
Skir.,  no  loss. 

58. 
61. 

7  k.     [F.] 
Fort  Mahone, 

7  k.  28  wd.     4- 

1H. 

Batt.    5. 

4  wd. 

9. 

No  loss. 

10. 

it     (i 

14. 

[<     <( 

Fort  Blakeley,  Va 
April  2-9.     Regt.  31 

.    Escort,  no  loss 

Batt.    2 

.    No  loss. 

1865. — Fort  BlaJceley  (continued). 

Batt.    7.     1  k. 

15.     No  loss. 
Sailor's  Creek,  Va. 
April  6.     Regt.  19.     Present. 
20. 
28. 

37.     14  k.     [F.] 
2  Cav.     6  wd. 
1  H.  A.     No  loss. 

High  Bridge,  Va. 
Apr.  6.    Regt.  4  Cav.    3  Cos.    3  officers 

k.  5  wd.  on  field. 
Batt.    10.     No  loss. 

Bice's  Station,  Va. 
April  6.     Regt.  34.     1  k.     [F.] 

Farmville,  Va. 
April  7,  8.    Regt.  19.    Not  active. 
20.      "         " 
28        "         " 
1  H  A.     No  loss. 
Batt.  10.    No  loss. 

Daniels's  Plantation,  Ala. 
April  11.     Batt.  2.     No  loss. 

Boykin's  Mills,  S.  C. 
April  18.     Regt.  54.     5  k.     [F.] 


Swift  Creek,  S.  C. 


April  19. 


Regt.  54. 


1  k.  4  wd. 


GENEALOGICAL  GLEANINGS  IN  ENGLAND. 

By  Henry  F.  Waters,  A.M. 
[Continued  from  vol.  45,  page  304.] 

John  Best,  the  son  of  Rowland  Best  of  Twining,  in  the  Co.  of  Glouces- 
ter, yeoman,  and  the  son  and  heir  of  the  said  Rowland,  deceased,  do  here 
declare  this  my  last  will  and  testament  18  June  1666,  proved  4  May  1667. 
I  give  to  John  Best  the  younger,  the  son  of  John  Best  of  Twining,  and  to 
his  heirs,  my  lands  which  I  purchased  of  Thomas  Darke  of  Twyning  1654. 
I  give  to  William  Hancocke  of  Twyning  gen1,  the  son  of  William  Hancocke 
of  Breedon's  Norton  Esq.  my  part  of  a  lease  granted  by  the  Dean  and 
Chapter  of  Christ  Church,  Oxon  of  the  Rectory  and  Parsonage  of  Twyning 
to  Edwin  Baldwin  and  John  Porttman  of  Twyning  for  one  and  twenty 
years,  the  said  John  Porttman  for  himself,  John  Best,  John  Adams,  Thomas 
Sparry  and  William  Deaves  &c.  To  Mary  Hancocke,  the  wife  of  Richard 
Hancocke  twenty  pounds,  a  feather  bed  and  bolster,  a  pair  of  sheets,  a  pair 
of  blankets  and  my  best  coverlid.  To  William,  Richard,  Charles,  John, 
George,  Rowland  and  Septimus  Hancocke,  being  the  seaven  sons  of  the 
said  Richard  Hancocke  and  Mary  his  wife,  unto  each  of  them  twenty 
pounds  apiece  at  their  ages  of  one  and  twenty.  To  Thomas  Best  of  the 
Kings  home  near  unto  the  city  of  Gloucester,  gardener,  and  seven  of  his 
children,  viz1  Thomas  the  younger,  John,  Edward  and  Samuel  Best,  Joane, 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England,  45 

Dorothy  and  Elizabeth  Best,  unto  each  of  them  ten  pounds.  To  Susanna 
Hancocke,  the  wife  of  Richard  Hancocke  of  Twyning,  ten  pounds.  To 
Hester  Best  the  daughter  of  the  aforesaid  Thomas  Best  of  the  Kings  home, 
fifty  pounds.  To  Anne  Darke,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Darke  of  Twyning, 
five  pounds.  To  Charles  Hancocke,  gen*,  of  the  Middle  Temple  in  Lon- 
don, ten  pounds.  To  Thomas  Best's  two  daughters  of  Breedons  Norton, 
Avice  Best  and  Mary  Best,  ten  pounds  apiece.  To  William  Hancocke, 
the  son  of  Edward  Hancocke  of  Twyning,  ten  pounds.  To  Thomas  Sav- 
idge  and  Richard  Savidge,  of  the  city  of  London,  vintners,  ten  pounds 
apiece.  To  Richard  Wittmore  my  servant  forty  shillings.  "  Item  I  give 
and  bequeath  unto  Richard  Lea,  the  sonne  of  Collonell  Richard  Lea,  tenn 
pounds.  Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  ffraucis  Lea  another  sonne  of 
Collonell  Richard  Lea,  tenn  pounds  and  my  silver  Tankard."  To  Eliza- 
beth Richards  widow,  the  wife  of  John  Richards,  carpenter,  deceased,  five 
pounds.  To  William  Hancocke,  the  son  of  Thomas  Hancocke  of  the  city 
of  Worcester,  clothier,  five  pounds.  To  the  poor  of  Twyning  eight  pounds. 
To  John  Best  of  Crombe,  clerk,  ten  pounds.  To  John  Best  of  the  Stone 
seven  pounds  which  he  oweth  us.  To  Sara  Hancocke  of  the  city  of  Wor- 
cester forty  shillings.  To  George  Best,  the  son  of  John  Best  of  Twyning 
the  remainder  of  my  lease  of  a  close  of  four  acres  in  Twyning.  To  John  Best 
of  Twyning  the  younger,  the  son  of  John  Best  of  Twyning  the  elder,  all 
my  goods  &c  unbequeathed :  and  I  make  him  sole  executor.       Carr,  58. 

["Who  can  doubt  that  the  "  Collonell  Richard  Lea"  mentioned  in  the  above 
will  was  Col.  Richard  Lee  of  Virginia?  His  sons  were  named  John,  Richard, 
Francis,  Hancock  and  Charles,  a  very  significant  array  of  baptismal  names 
considered  in  connection  with  the  names  in  this  will.  The  pedigree  of  the 
family  of  Hancock  of  Twining  (co.  Glouc.)  may  be  found  in  the  Visitation  of 
the  County  of  Worcester,  1682-3,  published  1883  (Walter  C.  Metcalfe,  F.S.A.). 
It  is  perhaps  needless  to  say  that  I  shall  bear  the  names  of  Best  and  Hancock 
in  mind  in  connection  with  this  problem.  I  have  already  secured  a  few  notes 
about  the  Hancock  family,  and  found  evidence  of  a  connection  between  Shrop- 
shire and  Worcestershire  in  the  will  of  one  John  Best  in  1631. — n.  f.  w.] 

December  1656.  John  Spencer.  On  ye  thirtieth  day  issued  forth  Let- 
ters of  Adon  To  Anne  Fillioll  Spinster  ye  sister  by  ye  mothers  side  of  John 
Spencer  late  att  Jamaica  in  ye  part  beyond  ye  seas,  Batchelor  deed.  To 
Administer  all  &  singuler  ye  goods  chells  and  Debts  of  ye  sayd  Deed  Shee 
being  first  sworne  truely  to  administer  &c,  Penelope  Spencer  ye  mother 
Thomas  Spencer  ye  brother  &  Rachell  Spencer  the  sister  haveing  in  due 
forme  of  Law  renounced  ye  sayd  Adcon  of  ye  sayd  deeds  goods.  As  by  ye 
Acts  of  Court  may  appeare.  P.  P.  C.  Admons  1656,  folio  316. 

[This  is  John  Spenser,  nephew  and  heir  of  John  Spenser  of  Newbury,  whose 
will,  dated  August,  1637,  was  proved  at  Salem,  March,  L649.  In  Austin's 
Rhode  Island  genealogy,  the  nephew  is  mentioned  as  possibly  Identical  with 
John  Spencer  of  Newport  (1G61)  and  East  Greenwich  (1077).  Circnmstantial 
evidence  pointed  to  this  connection,  and  the  work  of  Spencer  genealogy,  now  In 
progress,  has  strongly  favored  it.  Hence  the  importance  of  the  discovery  to 
Spencer  family  history. 

Some  other  items  about  this  line  of  Spencers  in  addition  to  those  supplied  in 
the  will  discovered  last  year  by  Mr.  Waters  (see  Register,  Oct.  l«9o,  rol.  M 
page  391),  are  the  following. 

The  records  of  burial  of  the  two  brothers,  John  and  Thomas,  app  ither 

in  the  parish  register  of  Kingston-upon-Thames,  co.  Surrey,  England,  under 
date,  1648,  June  23  and  29  respectively. 

The  neighboring  parish  of  Chertsey  has  the  baptisms  of  Thomas  and  Pene- 
lope's children.  Their  marriage  took  place  Sept.  25,  1628  u  recorded  In 
register  of  St.  Peter's,  Paul's  Wharf.     Penelope's  maiden  name  was  Jernq 


46  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [Jan. 

She  was  baptized  at  Shalford,  co.  Essex,  Oct.  24,  1591.  (See  Jernegan  pedigree, 
in  which  her  name  appears  in  Suckling's  Suffolk.) 

A  "  Parliamentary  Survey  "  made  in  1650,  of  Russells  alias  Banisters  [?]  Farm, 
mentioned  in  the  will  of  Thomas  Spenser,  is  preserved  at  the  Public  Record 
Office  in  London. 

The  professional  life  of  Thomas  Spenser,  younger  son  of  Thomas  and  Pene- 
lope, "was  spent  in  Plymouth,  co.  Devon.     He  was  a  physician. 

Some  references  to  him  may  be  seen  in  "  The  Western  Antiquary,"  published 
at  Plymouth  in  Devonshire. — Ray  T.  Spencer. 

The  preceding  admon.  and  notes  were  furnished  me  'by  Mr.  Spencer  of  18 
Bedford  Place,  Russell  Square,  London,  England. — h.  f.  w.] 

Sylvester  (ante,  vol.  37,  pp.  291 ;  vol.  45,  pp.  295-6)  : — 

[In  the  Proceedings  Mass.  Hist.  Soc,  Second  Series,  vol.  iv.  pp.  270-291,  are 
twenty-six  letters  from  members  of  the  family  of  Sylvester,  written  between 
1653  and  1683,  several  of  them  from  Giles  Sylvester  in  Barbados ;  communicated 
by  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  Jr.,  A.M.,  from  the  Winthrop  Papers.— Editor.] 

Williams,  Dighton  and  Lugg-  (ante,  vol.  45,  pp.  302-4) : — 

[Hon.  JosiahH.  Drummond,  of  Portland,  Me.,  in  his  article  previously  referred 
to  on  the  Dighton  family  in  the  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical  Recorder,  vol. 
6,  pp.  S62-6,  prints  the  following  extract  from  a  deed  dated  Feb.  11,  1713-14, 
sworn  to  March  4,  1713-14,  and  recorded  in  the  Registry  of  Deeds  for  Bristol 
County,  Mass. : 

"  Easter  Marshall,  a  widow  four  score  years  of  age,  living  in  Norton, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Hester  Lugg,  dau.  of  Mr.  John  Lugg  and  Jane  Lugg 
his  wife,  who  lived  near  the  city  of  Gloucester  in  Great  Britain,  for  and  in 
consideration  of  the  care  which  her  son-in-law,  John  Hall  of  said  Norton, 
hath  for  many  years  past  taken  of  her  in  her  old  age,  and  that  he  con- 
tinueth  to  take  the  like  care  of  her,  and  hath  obliged  himself  to  provide  for 
her  all  things  necessary  for  her  comfort  during  her  natural  life,  and  for  other 
good  causes  and  considerations  especially  moving,"  etc.  Gives  all  her 
rights,  etc.  in  the  estate  of  her  honored  father  and  mother,  John  Lugg  and 
Jane  Lugg,  deceased,  and  in  any  other  estate  of  her  kindred  and  relatives 
which  might  come  to  her  in  Great  Britain  or  New  England,  to  her  son-in-law 
John  Hall,  whom  she  appoints  her  attorney. 

This  proves  that  John  Lugg  and  his  wife  Jane  of  Boston,  came  from  the 
vicinity  of  the  city  of  Gloucester,  England,  and  with  other  known  facts  leaves 
little  doubt  that  Jane  Lugg,  was  a  daughter  of  John  Deighton  and  a  sister  of 
Frances  wife  of  Richard  Williams  and  of  Katharine  successively  wife  of  Samuel 
Hagburne,  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley  and  Rev.  John  Allin.  Messrs.  Lugg,  Hagburne 
and  Williams  probably  came  from  Gloucestershire  to  New  England  about  the 
same  time. 

John  Lugg  settled  at  Boston.  His  lands  are  recorded  in  the  Book  of  Posses- 
sions (Record  Commissioners'  Second  Report,  partii.,  second  edition,  page  29). 
They  were  on  the  southerly  side  of  the  present  School  street,  on  or  near  where 
the  easterly  end  of  the  Parker  House  now  stands.  His  wife  Jane  was  admitted 
to  the  First  Church,  Feb.  10,  1638-9  (Winsor's  "  Memorial  History  of  Boston," 
vol.  i.  p.  572). — After  his  death  his  widow  married  Jonathan  Negus.  On  the 
27th  of  October,  1647,  Negus  was  "  granted  the  inheritance  of  the  house  and 
ground  of  John  Lug  to  the  value  of  20li  that  he  may  dispose  of  the  same  towards 
the  education  of  his  five  children"  (Mass.  Col.  Records,  ii.  198). 

Besides  Esther,  the  maker  of  the  deed,  who  must  have  been  born  iu  England, 
John  and  Jane  Lugg  had  three  children,  born  in  Boston,  where  their  births  are 
entered  on  the  town,  and  their  baptisms  on  the  church,  records.  They  were 
Elizabeth,!).  1638-9;  Mary,  b.  1642,  and  John,  b.  16-14.  Esther  Lugg  married 
1st,  James  Bell.  For  a  record  of  their  children  see  Register,  vol.  16,  pp.  327-8. 
He  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  1676,  while  laboring  in  the  field  in  that  part  of 
Taunton  now  Raynham  (Baylies's  Memoir  of  Plymouth  Colony,  part  3,  p.  192). 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England,  47 

His  widow  Esther  married  Richard  Marshall,  Feb.  11,  1076-7  (Register,  vol. 
17,  p.  236).  Of  the  children  of  James  and  Esther  Bell,  Mary,  b.  July  7,  1G69. 
married  July  19,  1693,  Joseph  Hall,  ancestor  of  Capt.  John  W.  D.  Hall  of  Taun- 
ton, secretary  of  the  Old  Colony  Historical  Society.  Another  daughter  Esther, 
b.  Aug.  15,  1672,  married  Dec.  14,  1692,  John  Hall  of  that  part  of  Taunton 
which  afterwards  became  Norton  and  then  Mansfield.  He  is  the  son-in-law 
mentioned  in  the  deed.  For  these  facts  I  am  chiefly  indebted  to  a  letter  of  Capt. 
Hall  and  the  article  by  Mr.  Drummond  in  the  Maine  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Recorder,  vol.  6,  pp.  362-6. 

An  article  on  the  family  of  "Williams  of  Wooton-under-edge  appears  in  the 
Gloucestershire  Notes  and  Queries  for  July,  1891,  vol.  v.  pp.  92-6.  In  the  same 
magazine,  Sept.  1891,  vol.  v.  pp.  135-6,  is  an  article  by  Mr.  Conway  Dighton  of 
Cheltenham  on  the  Deightons  of  Gloucestershire. — Editor.] 

[The  following  wills  of  members  of  the  Gyse  or  Guise  family  of  Gloucester- 
shire (See  Heraldic  Visitation  of  that  county)  will  prove  of  interest  through 
their  mention  of  Washingtons  and  also  of  Haviland,  with  whom  the  Holworthy 
family  and  the  Torrey  family  of  New  England  were  connected. — h.  f.  w.] 

John  Guyse  of  Elmore,  Glouc,  gen*.  31  March  1614  proved  24  October 
1614.  To  brother  William  Guyse  the  younger  one  hundred  pounds.  To 
my  sister  Havyland  for  life  the  use  of  fifty  pounds  and  after  her  decease 
the  principal  to  my  brother  William  Guyse  the  younger.  To  brother 
Charles  Guyse  thirty  pounds.  To  my  sister  Perrye  twenty  shillings,  not 
that  I  love  her  less  than  any  other  but  because  God  hath  blessed  her  hus- 
band with  so  good  an  estate  that  she  hath  less  need  than  the  rest.  The 
rest  of  my  goods  &c.  to  brother  William  Gwyse  the  elder  whom  I  make 
my  executor.  Lawe,  98. 

William  Guise  of  the  City  of  Gloucester  Esqre,  22  July,  with  a  codi- 
cil 30  December,  1640,  proved  31  May  1641.  To  the  poor  people  of  that 
city  ten  pounds  to  be  distributed  amongst  them  within  three  months.  To 
my  beloved  brother  Sir  William  Guise,  knight,  twenty  shillings  to  buy  him 
a  ring.  To  the  Lady  Elizabeth  his  wife  and  my  kind  sister  whom  I  have 
ever  found  loving  to  me  and  mine  the  like  sum  of  twenty  shillings  to  buy 
her  a  ring.  To  my  dearly  beloved  wife  my  house  at  Gloucester  wherein  I 
live  and  the  garden  for  one  and  thirty  years,  if  she  live  so  long.  To  my 
daughter  Anne  Guise  towards  her  marriage  portion  three  hundred  pounds. 
To  my  daughter  Elizabeth  Guise  three  hundred  pounds  towards  her  mar- 
riage portion ;  these  portions  to  be  paid  them  at  their  several  days  of  mar- 
riage or  several  ages  of  twenty  and  one  years.  To  my  servant  Joyce 
Neale  my  wife's  kinswoman  ten  pounds  within  one  year.  All  the  rest  to 
my  wife  Elizabeth  whom  I  make  and  ordain  sole  executrix  of  this  my  last 
will  and  testament  "hartely  praying  her  by  that  true  and  unfained  love 
that  wee  have  borne  each  to  other  and  the  mutuall  comfortes  wee  haue 
enioyed  each  from  other  both  to  our  soules  and  bodies,  to  haue  a  care  of 
those  or  daughters  the  pledges  of  our  unfained  love  and  as  shee  bath 
hitherto  donne  soe  to  continewe  to  breed  them  upp  and  instruct  them  in  'l'^ 
feare  of  God  soe  shall  wee  all  I  hope  one  day  meete  againe  to  our  ever- 
lastinge  comforte  in  the  kingdome  of  Heaven." 

The  codicil  is  as  follows :— I  give  to  my  kind  brother  ILiuiland  and  sis- 
ter and  my  nephew  Matthewe  Haviland  to  each  of  them  twenty  shil! 
to  buy  them  a  ring.  Item,  I  give  to  my  trusty  servant  Richard  Morryo 
forty  shillings.  Item  I  give  to  my  servant  Edward  Wheeler  forty  shillings. 
To  my  servant  Richard  Hancock  the  horse  that  his  mother  gave  me  when 
he  came  to  me.     To  my  servant  Anne  Nashe  twenty  shillings. 

In  presence  of  Robert  Haviland  and  Matthew  Haviland. 

Evelyn,  60. 


48  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [Jan. 

William  Gyse,  of  Elmore  (Glouc.)  Esq.  10  November  1650,  proved 
14  September  1653.  To  be  interred  in  the  parish  church  of  Elmore  near 
my  father.  To  my  wife  Cissely  all  my  plate,  household  stuff  and  goods  of 
what  quality  and  sort  soever,  and  one  lease  which  my  father  (Sir  William 
Gyse)  purchased  of  Mr.  Ockald  for  three  of  my  brothers  lives,  viz*.  George, 
Anthony  and  Edward  Gyse,  one  of  which  lives  is  since  deceased,  viz. 
George  &e.  Other  leases  to  her.  To  my  eldest  daughter  Elizabeth  Hor- 
ton  twenty  shillings  to  buy  her  a  ring.  To  my  second  daughter  Ellinor 
Washington  twenty  shillings  to  buy  her  a  ring  to  remember  me.  To  my 
third  daughter  Frances  Codrington  twenty  shilling  &c.  And  I  desire  to 
have  this  poesy  engraven  in  the  inside  of  all  their  rings —  Vive  ut  Vivas. — 
All  the  rest  to  my  eldest  son  Christopher  Gyse  whom  I  make  sole  executor. 

Brent,  41. 

[A  pedigree  of  the  Havilands  may  be  found  in  the  Visitation  of  Gloucester- 
shire (Harl.  Pub.  vol.  21,  p.  78).  Jane,  daughter  of  Robert  Havilancl  by  Eliza- 
beth (Gyse)  was  the  wife  of  William  Torrey  of  New  England.  See  Haviland 
and  Torrey  wills,  Register,  vol.  45,  pp.  150-3;  298-302. — h.  f.  w.] 

Washington. 

John  Woodward  of  Quinton,  in  the  Co.  of  Gloucester,  gen*,  21  April 
1612,  proved  13  May  1612.  My  body  to  be  buried  in  the  parish  church 
of  Stratford  upon  Avon  near  to  the  grave  there  of  my  deceased  father 
Richard  Woodward  gen1.  To  William  Abraham,  my  godson,  son  of 
Richard  Abraham  of  Quinton,  Bucks,  gen1,  my  messuage  or  tenement  in 
Stratford  wherein  Frances  Woodward  my  mother  now  dwelleth. 

Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  Thomas  Washington  gen1,  my  wife's 
brother-in-law,  all  that  my  pasture  ground  and  meadow  in  Quinton,  Glouc, 
for  the  term  of  one  thousand  years,  he  paying  yearly  unto  Alice  my  wife, 
during  her  natural  life  one  annuity  of  twenty  pounds  heretofore  by  me 
granted  unto  her,  issuing  forth  of  the  said  lands.  To  John  Lane  son  of 
Nicholas  Lane  gen1,  five  pounds.     To  John  Perkins  my  servant  ten  pounds. 

My  wife  Alice  to  be  sole  executrix  and  my  uncle  Thomas  Woodward 
gen1,  my  brother-in-law  Richard  Murden  gen1  and  Nicholas  Lane  gen1  to 
be  overseers.  Fenner,  42. 

[This  John  Woodward  was  the  one  who  'married  Alice  the  widow  of  Mr. 
Walter  Washington  of  Radway,  Warwickshire  (see  the  Washington  Pedigree). 
Her  will  (1642-1047)  has  already  been  published  (Register,  vol.  43,  p.  412,  Oct. 
1889) .  The  above  testator  belonged  to  the  family  of  Woodward  of  Butlers 
Marston  (see  Visitation  of  Warwickshire,  Harl.  So.  Pub.  pp.  119  and  227),  be- 
ing a  son  of  Richard  Woodward  of  Stratford  upon  Avon,  and  Frances,  daughter 
and  heir  of  Paiot.  His  wife  Alice  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Katherine  Morden 
alias  Murden,  of  Morton  Morell,  Warr.  (see  same  Visitation,  p.  319). — h.  f.  wt.] 

Catherine  Curtis  of  Islipp  in  the  Co.  of  Northampton  "  gen1,"  6  De- 
cember 1622,  proved  17  June  1626.  My  body  to  be  buried  in  the  church 
of  Islipp.  To  Mordant  Washington,  my  godson  and  grandchild,  the  sum 
of  fifty  pounds  to  be  employed  and  laid  out  for  his  best  benefit  and  to  be 
paid  unto  him,  with  a  true  account  of  the  profits  and  gain  thereof,  when  he 
shall  come  to  the  age  of  twenty  and  one  years,  and  if  he  depart  this  life 
before  his  age  of  one  and  twenty  years  then  my  executor  shall  pay  the 
aforesaid  sum,  with  all  profits  by  it  made,  unto  the  next  child  of  my  natural 
daughter  Mary  Washington  when  it  shall  come  to  the  age  of  twenty  and 
one  years,  whether  the  said  child  be  a  son  or  a  daughter.  I  give  to  my 
natural  son  Philip  Curtis  and  to  my  daughter  Curtis  his  wife,  to  the  first 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  49 

begotten  by  them  the  sum  of  fifty  pounds,  whether  it  be  son  or  daughter, 
to  be  paid  at  the  age  of  twenty  and  one  years.  I  give  unto  my  natural 
daughter  Mary  Washington  the  sum  of  thirty  pounds.  All  the  rest  of  my 
goods,  moveables  and  chattels  unbequeathed,  my  debts  and  mortuary  paid 
and  my  body  reverently  brought  to  the  grave,  I  give  unto  my  natural  and 
well  beloved  son  Philip  Curtis,  my  sole  executor  of  this  my*  last  will  and 
testament. 

Michael  Westfield  was  one  of  the  witnesses.  Hele,  92. 

[Mrs.  Catherine  Curtis  was  the  mother  of  Mary,  who  was  the  first  wife  of  Sir 
John  Washington  of  Thrapston,  knight  (see  the  Washington  Pedigree)  and  of 
Philip  Curtis,  who  married  Amy,  one  of  the  sisters  of  Sir  John  and  of  the  Rev. 
Lawrence  Washington,  rector  of  Purleigh.  The  wills  of  Philip  Curtis  and  his 
widow,  Amy  Curtis,  have  been  already  published  (See  Register,  vol.  42,  pp. 
403,  404,  Oct.  1889).— h.  f.  w-1 

Ranald  Grahme  of  Nunington,  co.  York,  Esqr,  14  November  1G79, 
with  a  codicil  dated  25  May,  1680,  proved  2  December  1685.  Body  to  be 
buried  within  the  parish  church  of  Nunington.  To  my  nephew  Sir  Richard 
Grahme  of  Netherby,  co.  Cumberland,  Barr*  and  to  the  Honorable  the  Lady 
Anne  Grahme  his  wife  the  sum  of  fifty  pounds  betwixt  them,  to  buy  them 
mourning,  and  I  do  hereby  recommend  Charles  Grahme,  now  eldest  son  of 
the  said  Sir  Richard  Grahme,  to  the  care  and  kindness  of  my  dearly  be- 
loved wife.  Item,  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  Sir  Richard  Grahme  of  Nor- 
ton Conyers  in  the  Co.  of  York,  Barr4,  and  his  now  wife  twenty  pounds 
apiece  to  buy  them  mourning.  To  my  nephew  James  Grahme,  privy  purse 
to  his  R.  H.  James,  Duke  of  York,  and  to  Dorothy  his  now  wife  twenty 
pounds  apiece  to  buy  them  mourning,  and  I  do  hereby  release  to  my  said 
nephew  James  Grahme  all  such  debts  as  he  oweth  me  upon  any  account 
whatsoever.  To  Sir  Henry  Goodricke,  knight  and  Barr*,  and  to  his  now 
lady,  my  niece,  twenty  pounds  apiece  to  buy  them  mourning,  and  moreover 
I  give  unto  his  said  lady,  my  niece,  my  onyx  ring  which  she  formerly  gave 
me.  To  my  nephew  Col.  George  Legg,  and  Barbara  his  now  wife,  and  to 
his  mother  Elizabeth  Legg  and  to  William  Villiers  Legg,  my  godson,  twenty 
pounds  apiece  to  buy  them  mourning,  and  also  to  Susanna  Wilson  and  her 
husband  twenty  pounds  between  them  to  buy  them  mourning.  To  the 
said  Col.  George  Legg  my  diamond  ring  with  four  great  stones  in  it  set 
around  with  small  diamonds,  to  hold,  use  and  enjoy  for  the  term  of  his 
natural  life,  and  after  his  decease  I  give  and  bequeath  the  same  to  the  said 
William  Legg,  his  son,  my  godson,  forever.  To  Sir  John  Churchman 
twenty  pounds  to  buy  him  mourning.  To  Katherine  Foster  late  wile  of 
Captain  Foster  ten  pounds  to  buy  her  mourning.  To  my  sister  Sands  twenty 
pounds  to  buy  her  mourning  and  to  her  daughter  Elizabeth  Washington 
one  hundred  pounds.  Also  I  do  hereby  give  and  bequeath  unto  -Mis. 
Penelope  Washington  and  Mrs.  Mary  Washington  ten  pounds  apiece  to 
buy  them  mourning.  To  Mr.  Thomas  Jackson  one  hundred  pounds  and 
ten  pounds  more  to  buy  him  mourning.  I  do  hereby  release  unto  Edward 
Carleton  the  twenty  pounds  he  oweth  me  and  I  do  give  him  thirty  pounds 
more,  and  five  pounds  more  to  buy  him  mourning.  To  Richard  Grahme 
once  my  groom  four  pounds  per  annum  payable  quarterly  during  my  wife's 
life.  To  Archibald  Johnston  once  my  butler  twenty  pounds  and  to  John 
Grahme  once  my  servant  five  pounds  to  buy  him  mourning.  To  (In-  now 
Lord  Bishop  of  Oxford,  the  now  Lord  Bishop  of  Exeter,  to  the  Lord  Chief 
Justice  North  and  to  his  brother  Dr.  North,  to  Richard  Allestrj  Dr.  in 
Divinity  and  Provost  of  Eaton  College,  to  Dr.  Bar w wick,  to  Sir   William 


50  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England,  [Jan. 

Wyld  of  London,  Barr*,  Sir  John  Coell,  Sir  William  Turner,  Sir  Robert 
Clayton,  John  Morris  Esq.,  Matthew  Johnson  Esq.,  Col.  Richard  Grace, 
Mr.  Charles  Usher,  Mr.  George  Usher,  Mr.  John  Cooke,  Mr.  Broughton, 
Mr.  Fothergill,  Nathan  Tilson,  Mr.  Christopher  Conyers  of  Clifford's  Inn, 
Mr.  Robert  Blanshard  and  Francis  Child,  to  each  of  them  a  ring  of  the 
value  of  twenty  shilling.  To  Christopher  Story  four  pounds  to  buy  him 
mourning.  To  my  cousin  Richard  Grahme,  principal  of  Clifford's  Inn, 
London,  one  hundred  pounds,  and  twenty  pounds  more  to  buy  him  mourn- 
ing. To  my  cousin  Jane  Smith  and  her  sister  Sara  Gregory  five  pounds 
apiece  to  buy  them  mourning.  To  old  Dicke  Grahme  (annuity).  To  the 
poor  of  Nunington,  West  Ness  and  Stangrave,  York,  of  Lewsham,  Kent, 
and  of  St.  Margaret's,  Westminster.  To  William  Charleton  of  Hasleside, 
Northumberland,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  my  niece.  To  Dame  Maty  Mus- 
grave,  widow,  my  niece,  and  to  her  son  Sir  Richard  Musgrave  of  Heyton, 
Cumberland,  and  his  sisters  Frances  and  Catherine.  To  Sir  Cuthbert 
Heron  of  Chipchase,  Northumberland,  and  his  lady,  my  niece,  and  their 
son  Cuthbert.  To  Winifred  Fisher  who  was  the  daughter  of  my  master 
William  Lathum,  who  was  very  kind  to  me  when  I  was  his  apprentice.  To 
my  worthy  friend  Col.  Edward  Villiers.  To  Philadelphia  Eston  daughter 
to  Peter  Ladore  my  friend.  To  my  nephews  Fergus  and  Ranald  Grahme 
and  my  niece  Margaret  Fenwicke.  To  my  nephew  William  Grahme  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  pounds,  to  be  paid  him  within  six  months  next  after 
he  shall  be  instituted  and  inducted  vicar  of  the  parish  church  of  Lewsham, 
Kent.  For  the  use  of  the  poor  in  the  parishes  of  Arthewrett  and  Kirk  An- 
drews, Cumberland.  To  Ranald  Grahme,  coachman  to  my  nephew  Sir 
Richard  Grahme.  My  little  nephew  Charles  Grahme,  son  and  heir  ap- 
parent of  my  nephew  Sir  Richard  Grahme  of  Netherby. 

I  make  and  ordain  my  worthy  friend  John,  Lord  Bishop  of  Rochester, 
my  dearly  beloved  wife  Susanna  Grahme  and  Sir  Richard  Grahme  of 
Netherby  executors  of  my  will  &c,  and  desire  my  said  nephew  Col.  George 
Legg  and  the  said  Richard  Grahme  of  Clifford's  Inn  to  be  aiding  and 
assisting  to  my  said  executors.  Cann,  150. 

[The  above  testator  belonged  to  a  great  border  family  of  whom  the  Grahams 
of  Esk,  of  Norton  Conyers  and  of  Netherley  were  branches.  His  wife  Susanna, 
whose  will  has  already  been  given  (see  Register,  vol.  42,  p.  410,  Oct.,  1891), 
was  a  daughter  of  Sir  William  Washington  (see  the  Washington  Pedigree),  a 
sister  of  Col.  Henry  Washington,  governor  of  the  "ever  faithful"  city  of 
Worcester  and  a  niece  of  the  rector  of  Purleigh. — h.  r.  w.] 

William  Legge  of  the  parish  of  little  Minories  Esq.  maketh  his  will  as 
followeth,  viz.:  to  his  son  William  Legge  2000h  at  21  years,  to  his  daughter 
Susan  L.  2000h  at  18  years  or  marriage,  they  in  the  meantime  to  be  main- 
tained out  of  profits  at  discretion  of  executors,  his  son  George  Legg  and 
Elizabeth  his  wife  Executors,  Harry  Norwood  Esq.  and  George  Wharton 
Esq.  trustees.  Written  according  to  the  directions  of  the  said  Testator 
and  approved  by  him  in  the  presence  of  G.  Wharton,  H.  Norwood,  John 
Chambers. 

A  nuncupative  codicil  of  the  same  day,  declared  that,  as  the  real  estate 
in  Ireland  was  settled  upon  his  son  George  in  marriage,  it  was  concluded 
needless  to  mention  it  in  the  Will.  His  sisters,  being  three,  he  recom- 
mended to  his  son  George,  who  declared  he  will  do  as  his  father  hath  done 
formerly,  lie  said  he  had  several  legacies  to  poor  kindred,  but,  being  de- 
sired to  declare  those  legacies,  he  named  no  person,  his  spirits  being  spent 
and  faint.     Dated  ll-8ber,  70,  proved  18  February  1G70. 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  51 

On  the  18th  day  of  November,  A.D.  1700,  commission  issued  to  the  Lady 
Barbara,  dowager  Baroness  Dartmouth,  relict  of  George  late  Baron  Dart- 
mouth deceased,  one  of  the  executors  named  in  the  above  will,  to  adminis- 
ter the  goods  &c  of  the  said  Col.  William  Legg  deceased,  left  unadminis- 
tered  on  account  of  the  death  of  the  said  Baron  Dartmouth,  and  for  the 
reason  that  Elizabeth  Legg,  relict  and  the  other  executor,  had  departed 
this  life.  Duke.  2.'5. 

Dear  8?  Loving  Sister,  Virginia,  June  ye  22d,  1699. 

I  had  the  happiness  to  see  a  Letter  which  you  sent  to  my  Aunt  Howard, 
who  died  about  a  year  and  a  half  ago ;  I  had  heard  of  you  by  her  before, 
but  could  not  tell  whether  you  were  alive  or  not.  It  was  truly  great  joy 
to  hear  that  I  had  such  a  relation  alive  as  yourself;  not  having  any  such  a 
one  by  my  Father's  side  as  yourself.  My  Father  had  one  Daughter  by 
my  Mother,  who  died  when  she  was  very  young,  before  my  remembrance. 
My  Mother  had  three  Daughters  when  my  Father  married  her,  one  died 
last  winter,  and  left  four  or  five  children,  the  other  two  are  alive  &  married 
and  have  had  several  children.  My  Mother  married  another  man  after  my 
Father,  who  spent  all,  so  that  I  had  not  the  value  of  twent}r  shillings  of 
my  Father's  Estate,  I  being  the  youngest  &  therefore  the  weakest,  which 
generally  comes  off  short.  But  I  thank  God  my  Fortune  has  been  pretty 
good  since,  as  I  have  got  a  kind  and  loving  wife,  by  whom  I  have  had  three 
sons  and  a  daughter,  of  which  I  have  buried  mv  daughter  and  one  son.  I 
am  afraid  I  shall  never  have  the  happiness  of  seeing  you,  since  it  has 
pleased  God  to  set  us  at  such  a  distance,  but  hoping  to  hear  from  you  by  all 
opportunities,  which  you  shall  assuredly  do  from  him  that  is, 

Your  ever  loving  Brother 
till  death 

Jn°  Washington. 

Tf  you  write  to  me  direct  yours  to  me  in  Stafford  county,  on  Potomack 
River  in  Virginia.     Vale. 

To  Mrs.  Mary  Gibson,  living  at  Hawnes  in  Bedf's.  These  sent  with 
care. 

[The  above  very  interesting  letter  has  been  sent  me  by  Mr.  Worthington  C. 
Forde  (97  Clark  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.)  It  has  first  been  published  in  his 
collection  of  Washington  Wills  (Historical  Printing  Club,  Brooklyn,  N.  V., 
1891),  as  a  foot  note  on  page  25.  Mr.  Ford  tells  me  that  it  is  a  copy,  sent  to 
the  President,  and  it  is  undoubtedly  genuine.  It  was  evidently  written  by  the 
son  of  Lawrence  Washington,  the  immigrant,  to  his  half  sister  .Mary,  daughter 
of  Lawrence  by  his  first  wife  (Mary  Jones).  It  adds  to  our  knowledge  her 
married  name.  She  was  in  all  probability,  the  wife  of  Edward  Gibson,  Vicar 
of  Hawnes,  who  died  11  May  1732,  set.  71.— M.  I.  (Sec  Genealogia  Bedfordien- 
sis,  by  Frederick  Augustus  Blavdes,  printed  at  the  Chiswick  Press,  L890).  The 
father  of  Mr.  Gibson,  of  the  same  baptismal  name  and  likewise  Vicar  oi  tins 
parish,  was  buried  25  April,  1090.  He  died  22  Apr.  aet.  7:;.  Mary  Bazelden  of 
Hawnes,  in  her  will,  dated  10  June,  1079,  mentions  her  nephew  Edward  Gibson, 
minister  at  Hawnes,  and  his  daughter  Mary  Butler,  and  sons  Edward,  .John  and 
Seth.  To  her  niece  Margaret,  wife  of  Edward  Gibson,  Bhe  gave  all  tier  land-, 
plate  and  apparel,  and  constituted  her  sole  executrix.  The  Register  oi  Bap- 
tisms shows  that  the  second  Mr.  Edward  Gibson  had  a  wife  named  Mary.  This 
wife,  Mary  (Washington?),  probably  died  before  her  husband,  Li  1  draw 
the  correct  inference  from  Ids  will,  which  1  found  in  Prerog.  Ct.  oi  Cant. 
(Bedford  103),  executed  G  Jan.  172:5,  and  proved  17  June,  1782.  He  calls  him- 
self "minister,"  mentions  brothers  John  and  Seth,  the  latter  to  be  executor. 
Mother  deceased.  Granddaughter  Mary  Pemberton  (her  father  d 
VOL.   XLVI.  5 


52  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [Jan. 

Sons  Edward  and  George.  In  1732,  at  date  of  probate,  George  was  of  St. 
Martin's  in  the  Fields,  Midd.,  and  Edward  was  of  Hawnes. 

I  would  suggest  that  the  "Aunt  Howard"  of  the  letter,  was  the  Martha 
Washington  whom  Col.  John  Washington,  her  brother,  mentions  in  his  will  as 
having  come  to  Virginia. — h.  f.  w. 

Since  the  above  copy  was  received  from  Mr.  Waters,  the  letter  of  John 
Washington,  June  22,  1699,  has  been  annotated  by  Mr.  Ford  and  printed  in  the 
New  York  Nation,  October  15,  1891. 

Hawnes,  now  spelled  Haynes,  is  a  parish  in  the  hundred  of  Flitt,  Bedford- 
shire, about  four  miles  north  east  of  Ampthill. — Editor.] 

In  the  New  York  Nation  for  July  16,  1891,  the  editor  quotes  from  a  corres- 
pondent, who,  we  are  informed,  is  Mr.  N.  Darnell  Davis  of  Georgetown, 
Demarara,  to  the  effect  that  the  original  manuscripts  on  which  Walker's  Suffer- 
ings of  the  Clergy  is  founded  are  preserved  in  the  Bodleian  Library,  Oxford. 
"  There  are  about  25  or  30  volumes  in  all.  Of  these  some  seven  are  of  a  bio- 
graphical nature,  consisting  of  letters  from  persons  who  gave  facts  set  forth  in 
the  printed  work."  Mr.  Davis  being  interested  in  the  question  of  Washington's 
ancestry  made  a  rapid  glance  over  these  volumes,  which  are  not  indexed,  in  the 
hope  of  finding  the  letter  which  gave  a  good  character  to  Rev.  Lawrence  Wash- 
ington of  Purleigh,  and  possibly  learning  the  name  of  the  small  living  which  he 
was  allowed  to  hold.  But  he  was  unsuccessful.  The  next  month  Mr.  Waters 
visited  Oxford  and  examined  the  books  with  a  better  result,  as  is  shown  in  a 
communication  from  Mr.  Whitmore  in  the  Nation  for  October  8th  last;  as 
follows : 

"  Following  up  the  suggestion  made  in  the  Nation  for  July  16,  1891,  that  the 
manuscript  authorities  for  Walker's  '  Account  of  the  Sufferings  of  the  Clergy ' 
were  in  the  Bodleian  Library,  Mr.  H.  F.  Waters  has  recently  examined  the 
volumes  with  gratifying  results.  He  writes  under  date  of  Sept.  1,  1891 :  '  This 
afternoon  I  came  upon  the  chief  letter  upon  which  he  [Walker]  evidently  de- 
pended for  his  information  about  the  sequestered  rector  of  Purleigh.'  This  let- 
ter, he  adds — '  was  in  worse  order  than  anything  I  had  been  looking  at.  It, 
and  two  or  three  accompanying  papers,  had  evidently  suffered  from  dampness, 
and  had  been  eaten,  I  think,  by  rlies,  perhaps  by  mice.  The  letter  was  probably 
written  in  1706  (judging  from  the  dates  of  those  near  it),  but  where  from  or 
by  whom,  there  was  nothing  on  the  face  of  it  to  disclose  at  first  sight.  It  was 
devoted  to  the  cases  of  Mr.  Cherry,  Mr.  Washington,  and  Mr.  Wright  of 
Witham.  He  spoke  of  Mr.  Cherry,  as  having  'dwelt  20  miles  from  me.'  A 
little  further  on  he  writes :  '  The  first  visitation  our  diocesan  made  here  at 
Easterford  Kelvedon  Mr.  Cherry  preached,'  etc.     Then  comes  this  reference  : 

"  '  I  doe  not  remember  that  ever  I  knew  or  heard  of  Mr.  Washington  after 
he  had  been  sequestered,  but  there  was  then  one  Mr.  Roberts  a  neighbor  of 
mine  who  was  owner  and  patron  of  a  parish  so  small  that  nobody  would  accept 
of  his  church  (but  with  difficulty)  and  Mr.  Roberts  entertained  Mr.  Washington, 
where  he  was  suffered  quietly  to  preach.  I  have  heard  him  and  tooke  him  to  be 
a  very  worthy  pious  man.  I  have  been  in  his  company  there,  and  he  appeared 
a  very  modest  sober  person,  and  I  heard  him  recommended  as  such  by  several 
gentlemen  who  knew  him  before  I  did.  He  was  a  loyal  person,  and  had  one  of 
the  best  benefices  in  these  parts,  and  this  was  the  onely  cause  of  his  expulsion  as 
I  verily  believe.' 

"  Mr.  Waters  adds  that  against  both  paragraphs — viz.,  those  relating  to  Mr. 
Cherry  and  to  Mr.  Washington — Walker  had  written,  '  See  last  paragraph  in  this 

.  J.  W.'    Turning  to  the  last  paragraph,  where  dampness  and  flies  had  done 

the  most  mischief,  Mr.  Waters  could  make  out  only  the  word  '  Braxted.'  A 
reference  to  Moraut's  '  Essex '  showed  that  Braxted  Parva  was  just  such  a  poor, 
mean  living,  and  that  the  patron  was  Thomas  Roberts.  The  Visitation  of 
Essex  shows  the  Robertses  to  have  been  there  for  four  generations  in  1634.  A 
comparison  of  handwritings  showed  that  the  writer  of  this  letter  was  the 
Henry  Ayloffe  who  wrote  another  letter  in  the  same  collection,  under  date  of 
March  26,  1706,  annotated  by  Walker  as  '  Esquire  and  Justice  of  the  Peace/ 
As  Morant  says  that  the  Ayloffes  had  their  chief  seat  at  Braxted  Magna,  this 
letter  seems  to  be  of  the  highest  authority.  There  was  a  Henry  Ayloffe,  third 
son,  born  about  1630,  according  to  the  visitation  of  Essex,  in  1634,  who  seems 
to  be  the  writer.     The  early  register  of  Little  Braxted  seems  to  be  lost,  but 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  53 

probably  further  search  will  give  more  particulars  about  Lawrence  Washington 
there."*  b 

Soon  after  this  discovery,  Mr.  Waters  was  informed  by  his  friend,  Miss 
Walford,  an  experienced  genealogist,  of  her  discovery  of  the  place  and  date 
of  the  burial  of  Rev.  Lawrence  Washington,  as  follows  : 

"46  Gt.  Coram  St.,  Russell  Square,  W.C., 
"  Dear  Mr.  Waters,  15  Sept.  1891. 

While  searching  the  Register  of  the  parish  of  All  Saints,  Maldon,  Essex,  I 
found  the  following  entry  which  I  am  sure  will  interest  you : 

1  Mr.  Lawrence  Washington  buried  January  21,  1652.' 

I  therefore  send  you  a  note  of  it  at  once,  hoping  that  you  will  make  whatever 
use  you  please  of  it.  Yours  very  truly, 

Emma  M.  Walford. 
Henry  F.  Waters,  Esq." 

Mr.  Whitmore  after  announcing  this  discovery  continues  :  ' '  Maldon  is  but 
three  miles  north  from  Purleigh,  and  is  an  old  and  comparatively  large  town, 
the  natural  abiding  place  of  anyone  interested  in  Purleigh.  The  inference  is 
irresistible  that  we  have  at  last  discovered  the  death  of  George  Washington's 
last  English  progenitor.  I  may  here  add  that  Little  Braxtecl  is  about  six  miles 
north  from  Maldon,  lying  just  to  the  east  of  Witham.  From  Purleigh  to  Braxted 
is  less  than  nine  miles  in  an  airline." 

Mr.  Whitmore  notes  that  in  the  library  of  Mr.  Samuel  G.  Drake  was  sold  a 
book  by  that  John  Rogers,  minister  of  Purleigh,  who  was  ordered  to  pay  Mrs. 
Washington  a  portion  of  the  tithes  (See  Register,  vol.  45,  p.  240).  This  book 
contained  some  autobiographical  items,  and  he  thought  they  might  have  some 
reference  to  Purleigh  and  asked  if  that  or  another  copy  could  be  found. 

In  a  communicatian  to  the  Nation,  Oct.  22,  1891,  Mr.  Worthington  C.  Ford 
states  that  he  has  found  a  copy  of  the  book  inquired  for  in  the  library  of  the 
New  York  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  city,  and  he  gives  some  interesting 
facts  about  the  author  derived  from  that  volume.  Nothing,  however,  is  found 
relative  to  his  predecessor,  Lawrence  Washington.  This  John  Rogers  was  a 
son  of  Rev.  Nehemiah  Rogers  of  Messing,  and  a  grandson  of  Rev.  Vincent 
Rogers  of  Stratford  Bow,  traditionally  descended  from  the  martyr.  He  was 
father  of  John  Rogers,  a  merchant  of  Plymouth,  who  was  created  baronet  Feb. 
21,  1698,  and  was  ancestor  of  the  late  Lord  Blachford.  The  book  in  Mr. 
Drake's  catalogue  bore  the  title  "Ohel  or  Bethshemesh ;  a  Tabernacle  of  the 
Sun,"  &c.  Mr.  Ford  states  that  there  is  no  printed  title  in  the  book  he  quotes 
from,  but  there  is  a  written  title,  "  Dod  or  Chartran,  the  Beloved,"  &c,  and 
that  "  Ohel  or  Bethshemesh"  is  the  heading  of  one  divisioii  of  the  work.  Col. 
Chester,  in  his  life  of  John  Rogers  the  martyr,  pp.  287-8,  gives  both  titles  in 
his  list  of  the  author's  works. 

Another  communication  from  Mr.  Whitmore  is  printed  in  the  Nation  for  Nov. 
5,  as  follows : 

"  To  the  Editor  of  the  Nation : 

"Sir:  Since  an  English  writer  has  seen  fit  to  refer  to  the  Rev.  Lawrence 
Washington  of  Purleigh  as  '  a  drunken  parson,'  I  have  found  great  consola- 
tion in  looking  over  the  '  Annals  of  Evangelical  Nonconformity  in  Essex,'  by 
the  Rev.  T.  W.  Davids  (London,  1863).  The  author  has  considerable  to  say 
about  the  Episcopal  ministers  who  were  expelled  from  their  livings  in  1643, 
doubtless  for  their  loyality,  but  ostensibly  for  other  causes.  He  quotes  the 
evidence  in  many  cases.  He  cites  (p.  246)  the  charge  against  Washington  as  a 
tippler  and  often  drunk,  but  he  also  quotes  the  same  charge  against  many 
others.  I  notice  these  cases:  T.  Punter  (p.  232),  Thurman  (p.  233),  Fairfax 
(p.  233j,  Hurt  (p.  238),  Turner  (p.  239),  Southen  p.  (239),  Chamberlain  (p.  242), 
Frost  (p.  243),  Staples  (p.  245),  Washington  (p.  246),  Lake  (p.  247),  Heard  (p. 
249),  Laud  (p.  249),  N.  Wright's  curate  (p.  250),  Darnell  (p.  251),  Hull  (p.  253), 
Brinsley  (p.  341),  Bird  (p.  349),  Beard  (p.  350),  Man  (p.  380),  Benson  (p.  417), 
Nicholson  (p.  422),  Billio  (p.  512),  Deersley  (p.  515),  F.  Wright  (p.  518). 

*  The  present  rector  of  Little  Braxted,  the  Rev.  Ernest  Geldart,  has  written  to  Mr. 
Whitmore  that  the  old  registers  prior  to  1730  are  lost.  The  Roberts  family  is  extinct, 
Thomas  dying  in  1680,  when  the  estate  passed  to  the  Ayloffes. 


54  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [Jan. 

"  Here  there  are  twenty-five  cases,  where  clergymen  were  deprived,  in  which 
this  same  charge  of  drunkenness  is  made.  Considering  the  social  habits  of  the 
time,  and  the  fact  that  most  of  these,  if  not  all,  were  also  accused  of  excessive 

attachment  to  the  cause  of  Episcopacy  and  monarchy,  is  it  not  evident  that  the 
charge  is  a  mere  pretext,  and  that  Mr.  Washington  does  not  deserve  to  be 
singled  out  for  opprobrium  and  judged  according  to  recent  standards  or  morals? 

"  From  Mr.  Pavids's  book  I  glean  one  or  two  interesting  points.  Thus  he 
states  (p.  802)  in  regard  to  Braxted  Parva,  "  The  return  in  1G50  is  '  Mr.  White 
-was  presented,  but  he  hath  left  it  about  three  years,  and  Mr.  Roberts  provides 
for  the  supply  of  the  cure.'  Lands.  MSS.  459."  Again  (p.  156)  he  says  of  the 
Rev.  Nehemiah  Rogers  of  Messing,  that  he  was  sequestered  at  Bishopsgate  in 
1(143  and  at  Ely  in  1645.  "  He  continued  to  preach,  however,  for  three  years  at 
Little  Braxted,  for  upwards  of  six  at  St.  Osyth,  where  he  is  found  in  1G50,  and 
ultimately  became  rector  of  Poddinghurst,  where  he  died." 

"It  would  seem,  then,  that  Mr.  Roberts  had  given  this  'poor  living'  first, 
about  1645,  to  Nehemiah  Rogers;  then,  about  1647  or  8,  Mr.  White  was  pre- 
sented, but  in  place  of  him  Lawrence  Washington  took  it.  It  is  certainly  very 
curious  that  it  was  John  Rogers,  son  of  Nehemiah,  who  expelled  Washington 
from  Purleigh  (p.  272),  and  that  the  latter  was  thrown  upon  the  same  charity 
which  had  supported  Rogers's  father.  As  Nehemiah  and  his  son  seem  to  have 
been  on  opposite  sides,  I  presume  that  there  was  no  retaliation  in  this. 

"If,  by  any  happy  chance,  the  family  papers  of  the  Robertses  of  Little 
Braxted  have  been  preserved,  we  may  yet  learn  something  of  this  patron  of  dis- 
tressed clergymen.  The  first  of  the  name  at  that  place  was  Thomas,  auditor  to 
Henry  VIII.  His  son  was  Clement,  whose  son  Thomas  married  Alice  Hobson 
and  was  alive  in  1612.  Then  came  Thomas,  the  owner  in  1634,  whose  son 
Thomas  was  aged  sixteen.  As  the  father  then  had  ten  children,  it  seems  prob- 
able that  he  deceased  before  the  Civil  War,  and  that  it  was  the  young  man  who 
was  the  friend  of  Nehemiah  Rogers  and  Lawrence  Washington. 

"In  16G0,  among  the  signers  of  a  petition  to  Gen.  Monk,  calling  for  peace 
and  amnesty  (Pavids,  p.  323),  are  Sir  Benjamin  Ayloffe  of  Great  Braxted  and 
Thomas  Roberts  of  Little  Braxted. 

"  Mr.  Pavids  quotes  as  authorities  Cole's  MSS.,  Landsdowne  MSS.  459,  Add. 
MSS.  156G0,  15669,  and  15670,  also  Journals  of  the  House  of  Lords,  Journal  of 
House  of  Commons,  and  State  Paper  Office  files.  He  seems  to  say  that  many 
of  the  original  papers  in  regard  to  these  sequestrations  are  preserved.  If  so, 
we  may  yet  find  the  petition  of  the  wife  of  the  rector  of  Purleigh,  and  learn 
her  Christian  name,  or  we  may  get  a  signature  of  the  Rev.  Lawrence  Washing- 
ton. Col.  Chester's  references,  as  quoted  by  Mr.  Conway,  are  Harl.  MS.  6244, 
in  regard  to  the  petition  for  tithes;  and  Pub.  Rec.  O.  Charles  I.,  W.  58,  No.  29,  as 
to  the  chancery  suit.  w.  h.  w." 

The  English  writer  referred  to  by  Mr.  Whitmore  is  a  correspondent  of  the 
London  Notes  and  Queries,  July  11,  1891,  page  23,  who  writes  under  the  signa- 
ture of  "Vernon."  Among  other  things,  Vernon  speaks  of  some  deeds  which 
she  had  lately  copied,  one  of  which  "  puts  beyond  a  doubt  "  that  Sir  John  was 
the  eldest  son  of  Lawrence  Washington  of  Sulgrave.  This  confirms  a  suspicion 
of  Mr.  Waters,  which  he  communicated  to  me  some  two  years  ago.  "  Vernon  " 
is  Mrs.  Vernona  I.  C.  Smith  of  Barnes,  Surrey,  England,  as  appears  by  her  let- 
ter to  the  Nation  for  November  26.  In  that  letter  she  states  that  the  documents 
relating  to  the  Washingtons,  referred  to  by  her  in  Notes  and  Queries,  have  been 
sent  to  an  American  friend.  I  hope  that  this  gentleman  will  give  the  substance 
of  them  to  the  public  in  due  time. 

The  Rev.  Edward  P.  Neill,  P.P.,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  has  contributed  to  the 
Nation,  Nov.  19,  1891,  further  details  relative  to  the  family  of  William  Brod- 
hurst  of  Lilleshall,  Shropshire,  whose  son  Walter's  widow,  nee  Ann  Pope,  was 
the  second  wife  of  John  Washington  (ante,  vol.  44,  pp.  80,  195-6).  The 
baptisms  of  the  children  of  the  second  Walter  Brodhurst,  half-brother  of  Law- 
rence  Washington,  are  given  by  Pr.  Neill,  from  the  parish  register  at  Lilleshall, 
as  are  the  inscriptions  on  the  tombstones  of  two  of  them. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  Col.  Chester  at  one  time  was  very  anxious  to  ob- 
tain a  copy  of  the  signature  of  John  Washington,  the  emigrant,  to  compare 
With  that  of  John  W.,  of  London,  on  a  deed  dated  in  1657,  as  was  stated  by 
Col.  Chester  in  the  New  York  World  March  29,  1879,  and  repeated  by  us  in  the 
Register,  vol.  45,  p.  203.    By  the  expressions  which  he  used,  it  was  understood 


1892.]     Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.  55 

that  this  deed  was  in  Col.  Chester's  possession,  and  his  executor,  Mr.  Cockayne, 
has  kindly  .made  thorough  but  futile  search  for  it.  By  a  letter  received  recently 
from  Mr.  James  Coleman,  of  Tottenham  Terrace,  London  N.,  it  seems  that  he 
advertised  this  deed  in  his  catalogue,  vol.  xii.  No.  119,  for  1877.  He  sold  it  to 
Col.  W.  Newsome,  R.  E.,  before  Col.  Chester  arrived;  but,  as  it  had  not  been 
delivered,  Col.  C.  was  able  to  make  an  abstract  and  to  trace  the  signature.  Col. 
Newsome,  in  1879,  printed  privately  a  tract  entitled  "  Yorkshire  as  the  Home 
of  the  Washingtons."  (See  Register,  vol.  44,  p.  200.)  He  cites  this  deed, 
without  saying  that  he  owned  it.  From  the  catalogue  kindly  furnished  us  by 
Mr. Coleman  we  copy  the  description.  It  was  a  deed,  dated  1G57,  signed  by  John 
Washington,  citizen  and  draper,  and  Margaret  his  wife,  one  of  the  daughters 
of  Henry  Harwood,  gent.,  to  Robert  Abbott,  citizen  and  scrivener,  relating  to 
houses  near  Fleet  Bridge,  London.  Newsome  adds  the  precise  date  of  the  deed, 
June  5,  1657,  and  states  that  Margaret  was  one  of  six  children,  the  others  being 
Thomas,  Henry,  Frances,  Martha  and  Mary  Harwood;  and  that  their  mother 
was  named  Martha.  It  seems  that  Col.  Newsome's  papers  are  not  at  present 
accessible ;  but  now  that  we  know  that  Col.  Chester  had  only  an  abstract  and 
a  tracing  of  a  signature,  these  may  possibly  be  found  in  his  papers.  The 
admissions  to  the  Drapers'  Company,  if  still  preserved,  should  show  the  parent- 
age of  this  London  man.  Of  course,  we  can  now  refer  to  the  original  signature 
of  Col.  John  Washington  of  Virginia,  on  his  will.  A  facsimile  of  this  signature 
will  be  found  in  vol.  45  of  the  Register,  facing  page  199.  Col.  Chester  stated 
in  the  'New  York  World  that  he  knew  the  history  of  the  London  John  Washington. 
Two  pamphlets  on  the  genealogy  of  the  Washington  family  have  lately  ap- 
peared, the  titles  of  which  will  be  found  in  the  Book  Notices  in  this  number.  One, 
by  Col.  Thornton  A.  Washington  of  Washington,  D.  C,  gives  the  descendants  of 
the  elder  emigrant  John  Washington  in  the  line  of  President  Washington,  and 
continues  it  in  the  line  of  the  president's  eldest  full  brother,  Samuel.  The 
other  is  by  Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Hayden,  M.A.,  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  and  is 
devoted  to  the  descendants  of  the  younger  emigrant  Lawrence. — Editor. 


RECORD  OF  MARRIAGES  SOLEMNIZED  IN  THE  EAST 
PARISH  OF  BRIDGEWATER,  MASS. 

From  March  4,  1725,  to  August  3,  1803, 

By  the  Rev.  John  Angier  (settled  1724,  died  April  14,  1787),  and  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Angier,  his  son  and  colleague  (settled  1767,  died  Jan.  18,  1805). 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  Henry  F.  Jbnks,  A.M.,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  from  the  original 

manuscript  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Mary  H.  Rust,  of  East  Bridgewater, 

great-great-granddaughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Angier. 

[Continued  from  vol.  45,  page  285.] 

Janry.  29th  1782 — Eliphalet  Baily  &  Martha  Robinson,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

March  26th  1782 — Joshua  Bowen  of  Roxbury  &  Abigail  Smith  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

July  18th.  1782 — Reuben  Harden  of  Pembroke  &  Rebecca  Harden  of 
Bridgwater  were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

August  7th.  1782 — Seth  Hobart  &  Esther  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater  were 
marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

August  29th.  1782— Josiah  Torry  &  Olive  Pratt,  both  of  Bridgwater  were 
marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Sept.  25th.  1782 — Benjamin  Richards  &  Polly  Bartlett,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Novbr.  14th.  1782 — Ezra  Kingman  &  Susannah  Whitman,  botli  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

VOL.   XLVI.  5* 


56  Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.      [Jan. 

Novbr.  28th  1782— Robert  Packard  &  Ruth  Barrel,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  ruarry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Decembr.  oth.  1782— William  Brett  &  Molly  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  John  Angier. 

Returned  to  ye  Town  Clerk.  Janry  20,  1783. 

Janry.  23d.  1783— Charles  Ramsdel  of  Pembroke  &  Betty  Terril  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

March  20th.  1783 — Matthew  Gannett  of  Abington  &  Alice  Latham  of 
Bridgwater,  were  marry'd,  by  S.  Angier. 

April  3d.  1783 — Rotheus  Mitchel  &  Hepza  Hay  ward,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

April  15th.  1783 — Solomon  Inglee  of  Halifax  &  Bathsheba  Orr  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

July  17th.  1783— David  Snell  &  Molly  Baker,  both  of  Bridgwater,  were 
marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

August  11th.  1783 — Joshua  Pool  of  Abington  &  Lucenda  Latham  of 
Bridgwater,  were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Sept.  4th.  1783— Jacob  Mitchel  &  ye  Widow  Sally  Whitman  both  of 
Bridgwater,  were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Octobr.  23d.  1783 — Reuben  Mitchel  &  Anne  Wade,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Octobr.  30th.  1783— Joshua  Pratt  &  Mary  Pratt,  both  of  Bridgwater,  & 
also  Thomas  Phillips  &  Martha  Whitman  both  of  Bridgwater,  were 
marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Novbr.  6th.  1783 — Capt.  Simeon  Whitman  &  ye  Widow  Sarah  Byram, 
both  of  Bridgwater,  were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Decembr.  11th.  1783 — Samuel  Faxon  &  Priscilla  Thomas,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Returned  to  ye  Clerk,  Janry.  1st.  1784. 

Janry.  1st.  1784 — James  Reed  of  Abington  &  Ruth  Porter  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

March  4th.  1784 — Reed  Erskine  of  Abington  &  Mary  Whitmarsh  of 
Bridgwater,  were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

April  2 2d.  1784 — Jacob  Whitmarsh,  Junr.  &  Anna  Pool,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

April  29th  1784— Isaiah  Whitman  &  Chloe  Phillips,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

May  20th.  1784— Revd.  William  Reed  of  Easton  &  Olive  Pool  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

May  25th.  1784 — Isaac  Keith,  &  Betty  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater,  were 
marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

June  10th.  1784 — George  Erskine  &  Huldah  Whitmarsh,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

June  17th.  1784 — Spencer  Forrest  of  Halifax  &  Abigail  Wade  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Sept.  30th.  1784 — John  Ramsdel  of  Pembroke  &  Hannah  Allen  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Octobr.  21st.  1784 — John  Phillips  &  Jennet  Young,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Novbr.  16th.  1784 — Daniel  Orcutt  &  Olive  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Novbr.  23d.  1784 — Josiah  Johnson,  Junr.  &  Eunice  Allen  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 


1892.]      Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.         57 

Novbr.  25th.  1784— Jacob  Allen  &  Susanna  Alden,  both  of  Bridgwater, 
were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Decembr.  16th.  1784 — Thomas  Osburne  &  Hannah  Wade  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Decembr.  22d.  1784 — Joseph  Chamberlain  &  Sarah  Bass,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, were  marry'd  by  S.  Angier. 

Returned  to  ye  Clerk  Febry.  21.  1785. 

The  following  is  an  account  of  marriages  consummated  by  me,  Samuel 
Angier. 

Janry.  13th  1785 — I  marry'd  Samuel  Harden  of  Abington  &  Relief  Spear 

of  Bridgwater. 
Janry.  27th.  1785 — I  marry'd  Benjamin  Darling  of  Pembroke  &  Sarah 

Lowden  of  Bridgwater. 
Febry.  3d.  1785 — I  marry'd  Thomas  Chamberlain  &  Molly  Whitman  both 

of  Bridgwater. 
Febry.  17th.  1785 — I  marry'd   Peter  Salmon  of  Hanover  &  ye  Widow 

Eunice  Whitman  of  Bridgwater. 
March  8th.  1785 — I  marry'd  Holman  Keith  &  Sylvia  Keith  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 
March  9  th.  1785—1  marry'd   Hugh   Orr,  Jun'r.  &  Sylvia  Mitchel  both  of 

Bridgwater. 
March  10th.  1785 — I  marry'd  Samuel  Dunbar,  a  transient  mulatto  Fellow 

&  Hannah  James  of  Bridgwater. 
March  15th.  1785 — I  marry'd  John  Edson  ye  3d.  &  Susanna  Orcutt  both 

of  Bridgwater  i  [water. 

May  26th  1785 — I  marry'd  Simeon  Allen  &  Huldah  Cary,  both  of  Bridg- 
June  2d.  1785 — I  marry'd  Capt.  Isaac  Whitman  &  Bathsheba  Allen  both 

of  Bridgwater.  [water. 

July  14th.  1785 — I  marry'd  James  Lovell  &  Jemima  Leach,  both  of  Bridg- 
Sept.  15th.   1785 — I  marry'd  James  Barrell  &  Betsey  Russell  both  of 

Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  17th.  1785 — I  marry'd  James   Ramsdel  &  Eunice  Allen  both  of 

Bridgwater. 
Decembr.  1st.  1785 — I  marry'd  Daniel   Kinsley  &  Molly  Keith  both  of 

Bridgwater. 

These  marriages  returned  to  ye  Town  Clerk,  March  11th.  1786. 

The  following  is  an  Account  of  the  Persons  marry'd  by  me,  Samuel 
Angier,  with  ye  time  when  they  were  marry'd, 

1786. 
Febry.  7th— Byram  Allen  of  Bridgwater  &  Elisabeth  Child  of  Roxbury. 
Febry.  9th — Thomas  Blanchard,  Jun'r.  of  Abington  &  Susanna  Latham  of 

Bridgwater. 
Febry.  9th— Levi  Keith  the  2d  &  Huldah  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
March  2d— Samuel  Pool,  Jun'r.  &  Abigail  Porter,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
May  25— Nathaniel  Dammon  of  Marshfield  &  Molly  Allen  of  Bridgwater. 
May  25th— Roger  Sutman  &  Phillis  Suel,  both  of  Bridgwater,  Negroes. 
August  24th— Henry  Jackson  &  Mehitabel  Alden,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  26th— James  Willis  &  Sarah  Jackson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Decembr.  21st— Matthew  Allen  ye  2d.  &  Jane  Keen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Returned  to  ye  Clerk  Janry.  1st.  1787. 

[To  be  continued.] 


58  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler,  [Jan. 


REV.    STEPHEN   BACHILER. 

By  the  Hon.  Charles  E.  Batchelder,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

The  word  "  bachelor  "  has  long  been  a  sore  puzzle  to  etymologists,  says 
Lower,  in  his  work  on  English  Surnames.*  That  the  name  "  Bachelor," 
however  spelled,  is  the  same  as  the  word  "  bachelor,"  meaning  an  unmarried 
man  or  a  college  graduate,  is  unquestioned,  but  many  derivations  have  been 
given  by  different  authors  to  account  for  the  meaning  of  the  word,  some 
most  fanciful  and  even  grotesque,  others  with  more  probability  of  correct- 
ness. Knights  bachelors  were  the  most  ancient,  though  the  lowest  order, 
of  knighthood  in  England. 

It  is  said  in  a  note  to  Chitty's  Blackstone  that  the  most  probable  deriva- 
tion of  ih  bachelor  "  is  from  has  and  chevalier,  an  inferior  knight.f 

The  derivation  of  the  word  is  given  in  Webster's  Dictionary  as  from  the 
old  French  "  bachiler,"  meaning  "  a  young  man."  A  common  derivation 
given  is  from  "  baccalaureus,"  having  reference  to  the  chaplet  of  laurel 
berries  with  which  the  new  bachelor  of  arts  was  crowned.  The  earliest 
mention  of  the  name  indicates  that  it  was  given  originally  to  mark  the  con- 
dition of  its  possessor  as  an  unmarried  man  or  as  a  young  man,  when  there 
was  an  elder  person  of  the  same  Christian  name  living  in  the  neighborhood. 
The  English  registers  of  the  thirteenth  and  fourteenth  centuries,  where  we 
first  meet  the  name,  use  the  French  prefix  "  le."  Thus  we  find  Jordanus 
le  Bacheler,^  Gilbert  le  Bacholer,§  that  is,  Jordan  the  bachelor,  Gilbert 
the  bachelor.  We  may  be  reasonably  sure  that  the  names  Jordan  and  Gil- 
bert were  then  so  common  in  a  particular  neighborhood  that  it  was  neces- 
sary to  indicate  by  some  addition  to  the  Jordan  or  Gilbert  that  there  was 
an  elder  or  married  person  of  the  same  name  in  the  immediate  neighbor- 
hood. If  "  Bachelor  "  meant  simply  an  unmarried  man  it  was  not  proper 
or  fitting  at  the  death  of  Jordan  le  Bacheler  in  1297,  for  he  left  surviving 
him  a  wife,  Alice,  and  a  son,  John.  It  is,  therefore,  probable  that  the  word 
"  Bachelor"  was  used  at  that  time  much  like  junior,  meaning  simply  "  the 
younger,"  and  though  at  first  given  to  an  unmarried  man  was  not  dropped 
upon  marriage,  as  it  was  a  convenient  and  not  inappropriate  designation  of 
the  younger,  whether  single  or  married.  At  a  later  period  the  "  le,"  being 
superfluous,  was  dropped,  and  in  1433  we  find  John  Bacheler  returned  in 
the  commissioners'  list  of  the  gentry  of  Norfolk,  England,  though  John  ye 
Baschealer  died  at  Kelsale  in  Suffolk,  Feb.  1,  1552.TT 

We  do  not  know  where  the  family  originated.  There  is  the  usual  family 
tradition,  which  bears  on  its  face  the  marks  of  improbability,  that  three 
brothers  by  the  name  of  Bachiler  served  under  William  the  Conqueror  and 
were  rewarded  after  the  battle  of  Hastings  in  1066  by  a  grant  of  land  in 
Wiltshire.  For  sign  manual  they  were  given  a  shield  upon  which  were 
three  boar's  heads,  united  by  three  links,  a  spear  above  them  couchant. 
There  was  no  crest,  indicating  that  they  were  private  soldiers. 

*  Lower's  Patronymica  Brittanica,  20. 

f  Note  to  page  404. 

+  Calendarium  Genealogicum,  1297. 

$  Rotuli  Clausarum  in  Turri  Lontlonensi. 

If  Registers  of  the  Parish  of  Kelsale,  Suffolk. 


1892.]  Rev.  /Stephen  Bachiler.  59 

Before  1600  we  find  the  family  name  in  the  counties  of  Kent,  Surrey, 
Sussex,  Wilts,  Hampshire,  Bucks,  Middlesex,  Norfolk  and  Suffolk,  all  in 
the  south-eastern  part  of  England.  Very  few  are  found  north  of  London. 
The  earliest  mention  of  the  name  is  found  in  Surrey,  and  very  probably 
Surrey  or  Sussex  was  the  earliest  home  of  the  Bachilers. 

It  is  impossible,  at  present,  to  trace  the  relationship,  if  any  existed,  be- 
tween the  early  Bachiler  families  in  England,  or  to  decide  whether  the  first 
emigrants  of  that  name  to  America  were  kindred.  The  Ipswich  and  Salem 
emigrants  were  brothers.  The  names  associated  in  some  of  the  early  Eng- 
lish families  indicate  that  Alexander  Bacheler,  the  emigrant,  of  Portsmouth, 
was  a  relative  of  the  Salem  and  Ipswich  Bachilers,  as  Mark  Bacheller  of 
Brading,  in  the  Isle  of  Wight,  died  about  1614,  leaving  a  brother  Alexan- 
der Bacheller,  two  sons,  John  Bacheller  the  elder  aud  John  Bacheller  the 
younger,  and  three  daughters.*  Mark  was  a  family  name  among  the  Salem 
Bachilers,  but  neither  that  name  nor  Alexander  has  been  found  elsewhere  in 
the  English  families.  Such  evidence  is  of  course  slight,  but  is  worth  noting 
in  the  absence  of  more  convincing  facts.  It  is  probable  that  other  relation- 
ship existed  between  some  of  the  Bachiler  emigrants,  but  further  and  more 
careful  search  must  be  made  in  England  before  this  interesting  question  of 
relationship  can  be  settled. 

There  were  seven  immigrants  of  the  Bachiler  name : 

1.  Alexander  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

2.  Rev.  Stephen  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  Hampton,  N.  H. 

3.  Henry  of  Ipswich,  Mass. 

4.  Joseph  of  Salem,  Mass.  (now  Wenham). 

5.  John  of  Salem,  Mass. 

6.  William  of  Charlestown,  Mass. 

7.  John  of  Watertown,  Dedham  and  Heading,  Mass. 

There  are  living  descendants  of  the  Bachiler  name  from  four  of  these 
immigrants,  namely,  Rev.  Stephen,  Joseph  and  John  of  Salem,  and  John  of 
Reading. 

It  is  not  proposed  in  this  article  to  give  a  sketch  of  the  lives  of  any  of 
these  first  settlers,  except  that  of  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler,  and  in  his  case 
about  all  that  can  be  done  is  to  rearrange  the  old  material,  add  some  new 
facts,  recently  discovered,  and  correct  the  numerous  and  gross  errors  in 
regard  to  his  immediate  descendants. 

The  treatment  accorded  to  those  early  citizens  of  Massachusetts  Bay, 
who  fell  under  "  suspicion,"  at  the  hands  of  their  more  othodox  brethren, 
has  been  so  long  frankly  acknowledged  and  the  causes  so  thoroughly  ex- 
plained, that  it  can  no  longer  be  considered  derogatory  to  the  Massachusetts 
Commonwealth  to  speak  plainly  concerning  the  treatment  of  Williams, 
Wheelwright  and  other  disturbers  of  the  Puritan  State.  To  do  otherwise 
would  be  affectation.  There  was  intolerance  on  the  part  of  the  Bay  Colony 
and  also  on  the  side  of  "  the  suspected."  The  latter  should  have  withdrawn 
voluntarily  from  the  settlement  previously  occupied  by  the  church-slate 
party,  and  the  former  had  not  then  learned  that  the  sure  way  to  perpetuate 
heterodoxy  is  to  persecute  and  punish  its  adherents.  Naturally  the  Massa- 
chusetts historians  have  chronicled  the  virtues  of  the  clergymen  who  upheld 
the  Massachusetts  plan,  and  the  opponents  of  that  plan,  being  neglected, 
were  speedily  forgotten.  It  is  said  of  Samuel  Skelton  of  Salem,  Ma 
"  Little  has  come  down  to  us  concerning  him,  owing,  it  is  said,  to  the  fact 

*  Will  of  Mark  Bacheller,  Probate  Registry,  Winchester,  Hants. 


63  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  [Jan. 

that  'he  differed  about  clerical  associations  and  other  subjects,  from  most 
of  the  principal  persons  in  Massachusetts.'  "* 

We  know  that  Stephen  Bachiler  contended,  with  a  vigor  and  earnest- 
ness unusual  for  a  man  of  his  years,  against  the  Puritan  doctrine  of  a 
religious  commonwealth,  against  that  union  of  church  and  state  to  which 
they  clung  as  to  the  ark  of  their  safety,f  and  which  has  since  been  univer- 
sally conceded  to  be  a  lamentable  error. 

He  lived  to  see  the  beginning  of  the  downfall  of  that  "  experiment  fraught 
with  evil,"  as  the  halfway  covenant,  allowing  baptized  persons,  not  church 
members,  upon  assenting  to  the  church  covenant,  to  have  all  the  rights  of 
members,  except  communion,  was  approved  by  the  Synod  called  in  Massa- 
chusetts in  16574 

We  know  further  thaUjie  most  zealously  maintained  the  rights  of  the 
New  Hampshire  settlements  in  their  contest  with  Massachusetts,  which 
ended  in  1641  in  the  control  of  the  weaker  province  by  the  stronger. 
Whatever  material  advantages  were  secured  by  New  Hampshire,  through 
this  union  of  the  colonies,  and  they  were  by  no  means  inconsiderable,  were 
valued  little  by  those  ardent  friends  of  New  Hampshire,  who  resisted  the 
aggressions  of  the  Bay  colony. 

The  great  wrong  done  New  Hampshire  by  the  attempt  to  pervert  the 
Massachusetts  charter  so  as  to  include  all  territory  south  of  an  east  and 
west  line  through  the  head  of  the  Merrimack,  could  never  be  condoned  by 
any  advantages  arising  from  the  union.  Stephen  Bachiler  staked  his 
fortunes  on  the  continued  independence  of  the  New  Hampshire  settlements, 
and  lost.  If  the  cause  he  championed  had  prevailed,  he  would  to-day  be 
remembered  with  gratitude  as  one  of  the  stoutest  champions  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  his  life  would  undoubtedly  have  been  materially  different. 

He  had  settled  Hampton  under  the  authorization  of  Massachusetts,  yet 
his  subsequent  acts  show  that  he  never  supposed  either  of  the  Massachusetts 
claims  to  Hampton  well  founded.  He  knew  it  was  not  within  their  patent, 
nor  vacant  land  first  occupied  by  Massachusetts^  Why  then  did  he  pro- 
cure a  grant  from  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  and  act  under  their 
directions  ?  It  was  because  he  had  already  felt  their  displeasure  and  thought 
the  grant  might  be  in  some  way  a  protection  to  himself  and  his  company  in 
making  the  settlement.  But  it  is  not  worth  while  to  discuss  these  matters 
at  length,  as  they  excited  great  bitterness  once,  though  now,  happily,  long 
settled  and  entire  good  feeling  prevails  between  the  two  states. 

Stephen  Bachiler,  for  so  he  always  wrote  his  name,  was  born  somewhere 
in  England  in  the  year  1561.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  entered  St.  John's 
College,  Oxford.  He  was  matriculated  November  17,  1581,  and  admitted 
as  Bachelor  of  Arts  February  3,  1585-6.  The  leading  profession  for  col- 
lege graduates  in  that  day  was  that  of  a  clergyman,  and  he  determined  to 
study  for  the  ministry,  being  then  a  member  of  the  established  church. 
Apparently  the  time  between  his  graduation  in  February,  1585-6,  and  July, 
17,  1587,  was  spent  in  preparation  for  his  life  work,  for  on  the  day  last 
named,  the  death  of  Edward  Parrett,  vicar  of  Wherwell  in  Hants,  making 
a  vacancy  in  that  living,  he  was  presented  with  the  place  by  William  West, 
Lord  Lawarr  (or  de  la  Warr  as  it  was   written   later),   and   became  vicar 


4 

Wi 


*  Spra^ue's  American  Pulpit,  Vol.  I.  8. 

f  Story's  Com.  Settlement  of  Salem,  Mass.,  34. 

+  1  Spragne's  Am.  Pulpit,  Int.  xx.  and  xxi. 

See  reply  of  Mass.  to  the  remonstrance  of  Exeter  at  the  settlement  of  Hampton, 
int.  N.  E.,  vol.  i.*  290,  303,  304. 


1892.]  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  61 

of  the  Church  of  Holy  Cross  and  St.  Peter.*  On  the  26th  of  January, 
1587-8,  the  new  incumbent  compounded  for  the  payment  of  the  first  fruits 
of  the  vicarage. 

The  village  of  Wherwell  stretches  along  the  westerly  bank  of  that  "  trout- 
ful  stream  "  the  Test,  in  Hampshire,  three  and  one  half  miles  from  Ando- 
ver.  Very  great  historical  interest  attaches  to  this  retired  town  and  its 
ancient  monastery.  Wherwell  Abbey  has  been  the  home  or  the  abiding 
place  of  three  and  perhaps  four  English  queens,  who  were  renowned  for 
their  extraordinary  beauty.  The  parish  of  Wherwell  hardly  had  any  ex- 
istence apart  from  the  Abbey  down  to  the  year  1543,  for  until  that  time 
the  Superior  of  the  Monastery  was  Lady  of  the  Manor,  and  owned  the 
whole  village  and  a  large  part  of  the  neighborhood.  The  same  church 
served  for  the  parish  and  the  monastery,  with  presumably  a  chapel  for 
parochial  services  as  at  Romsey.  It  had  also  a  chapel  with  a  special  en- 
trance which  was  appropriated  to  the  "  Priory  "  as  a  pew.  The  earliest 
mention  of  Wherwell,  or  Whorewell,  as  it  was  then  called,  is  found  in  the 
will  of  King  Edred,  A.D.  946,  955.  He  gave  the  town  to  the  new  Mon- 
astery, subsequently  called  Hyde  Abbey.  In  the  year  986  jElfrida  founded 
Wherwell  Abbey  for  Benedictine  nuns  in  penitence  for  the  bloodshed  in 
which  she  had  been  concerned.  In  the  chartulary  of  Wherwell  Abbey  the 
story  is  thus  told  :  "  And  in  the  place,  which  by  the  inhabitants  is  called 
Wherwell,  founded  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  beseeching  Christ,  that 
He  who,  wounded  on  the  (ever)  memorable  Cross,  shed  His  blood  for  the 
redemption  of  the  human  race,  might  deign  to  grant  her  the  pardon  (pur- 
chased) by  His  death,  His  wounds,  and  by  the  shedding  of  His  blood  rich 
(in  graces)."! 

Wherwell  contains  five  hundred  and  forty-one  inhabitants,  and  must  have 
been  a  very  retired  spot  until  the  London  and  South  Western  Railroad  ran 
a  branch  line  through  the  town  about  the  year  1883,  and  built  a  very  sub- 
stantial and  commodious  station  at  Fullerton  in  the  parish  of  "Wherwell. 
Many  of  the  residences,  and  especially  the  old  court  house  near  the  station. 
are  of  early  date  and  look  as  if  they  had  not  changed  appreciably  in  three 
centuries.  The  old  Parish  Church  of  Holy  Cross  and  St.  Peter  was  pulled 
down  and  rebuilt  in  1858.  The  old  building  was  repaired  after  the  Re- 
formation with  the  best  portions  of  the  Abbey  ruins.  With  the  exception 
of  some  fragments  of  mouldings,  one  monumental  effigy,  and  pails  of  two 
monuments,  there  are  absolutely  no  traces  of  the  old  church. % 

Of  Stephen  Pachiler's  life  at  Wherwell  we  know  nothing.  The  Church 
records  were  begun  in  1G34,  or  at  all  events  no  earlier  records  now  exist. 
We  only  know  that  he  remained  here  until  1605,  for  on  tin;  ninth  day  oi 
August,  1605,  John  Bate,  A.M.,  clergyman,  was  appointed  Vicar  <>t'  Wher- 
well, a  vacancy  existing  because  of  "  the  ejection  of  Stephen  Bachiler,"  the 
last  vicar.§  Not  much  more  is  known  of  his  life  in  England,  from  the  loss 
of  his  living  at  Wherwell  to  the  spring  of  16-'52,  when  lie  sailed  for  New 
England.  He  was  excommunicated  from  the  church,  and  BO  no  church 
record  exists  showing  his  abiding  places.  Probably  he  preached  to  dif- 
ferent congregations,  not  in  a  settled  way,  but  when  he  could  avoid  the 
persecution  of  the  church  people.  Occasionally  we  <n-i  m  glimpse  of  lii^ 
location.     In  1610  he  appears  to  be  still  a  "clergyman  of  tie-  Countj   oi 

*  Bishop's  Registry,  Winchester,  Eng.  Register  of  Thomas  Cooper,  10. 

t  The  Story  of  Wherwell  Abbey,  4. 

+  The  Story  of  Wherwell  Abbey,  11. 

$  Bishop's  Registry,  Winchester,  Eng.  Register  of  Thomas  Bilton,  I 


62  Rev,  Stephen  Bachiler.  [Jan. 

Southampton."*  On  the  11th  of  June,  1621,  Adam  Winthrop's  diary 
shows  that  he  "  had  Mr.  Bachelour,  the  preacher  "  to  dine  with  him,  pre- 
sumably at  Groton  in  Suffolk.  This  may  have  been  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Some  of  the  parishioners  of  Barton  Stacey  in  Hampshire,  a  few  miles 
east  of  Wherwell,  listened  to  his  sermons  at  some  time  before  1632,  for  we 
find  that  Sir  Robert  Paine  petitioned  the  Council,  stating  that  he  was  sheriff 
of  Hants  in  that  year  and  was  also  chosen  churchwarden  of  Barton  Stacey, 
and  that  "  some  of  the  parishioners,  petitioner's  tenants,  having  been  for- 
merly misled  by  Stephen  Bachelor,  a  notorious  inconformist,  had  demolished 
a  consecrated  chapel  at  Newton  Stacey,  neglected  the  repair  of  their  parish 
church,  maliciously  opposed  petitioner's  intent  (to  repair  the  church  at  his 
own  charge),  and  executed  many  things  in  contempt  of  the  canons  and  the 
bishop.t  Once  more  we  hear  from  him  on  the  23d  of  June,  1631,  when,  at 
the  age  ef  seventy  years,  he  obtains  leave  to  visit  his  sons  and  daughters  in 
Flushing.  He  was  then  resident  at  South  Stoneham,  in  the  County  of 
Southampton,  and  desires  that  his  wife  Helen,  aged  forty-eight  years, 
and  his  daughter,  Ann  Sandburn,  of  age  thirty  years,  widow,  resident  in 
the  Strand,  might  accompany  him.  He  was  to  return  within  two  months. J 
It  would  be  interesting  to  know  which  of  his  sons  and  daughters  then 
lived  at  Flushing,  as  Deborah  Wing  was  apparently  residing  in  London  in 
November,  1629,  when  her  husband,  John  Wing,  made  his  will  and  pre- 
sumably she  was  appointed  executrix  of  the  will  when  it  was  proved 
August  4,  1630,  as  Mr.  Waters  makes  no  note  that  administration  was 
granted  to  any  other  person  than  the  executrix  named  in  the  will.§ 

Stephen  Bachiler  was  excommunicated  among  the  earliest  of  the  non- 
conformists. On  the  death  of  Elizabeth  in  1603,  James  I.  of  the  house  of 
Stuart  came  to  the  throne.  In  January,  1604,  the  famous  Hampton  Court 
conference  was  held,  when  King  James  uttered  his  angry  threat  against 
the  Puritans,  "  I  will  make  them  conform  or  I  will  harry  them  out  of  the 
kingdom." 

The  next  year  the  King's  threat  was  carried  out  against  Mr.  Bachiler, 
and  no  doubt  he  was  thoroughly  "harried"  after  his  excommunication. 
Winthrop  says  that  Bachiler  "  had  suffered  much  at  the  hands  of  the 
bishops.  "IT 

As  early  as  1630  Bachiler  had  determined  to  leave  England  and  settle 
in  America.  At  all  events  he  made  preparation  for  such  removal.  Mave- 
rick, in  his  Description  of  New  England,  says  "  there  was  a  patent  granted 
to  Christo:  Batchelo1"  and  Company**  in  the  year  1632  or  thereabouts, ft 
for  the  mouth  of  the  River  (Sagadahocke)  and  some  tract  of  land  adjacent 
who  came  over  in  the  ship  named  the  Plough,  and  termed  themselves  the 
Plough  Companie,  but  soon  scattered,  some  for  Virginia,  some  for  England, 
some  to  the  Massachusetts  never  settling  on  that  land."Jt 

"  The  Plough  ship  of  sixty  tons  on  the  6th  day  of  July,  1631,  arrived  at 

*  Records  of  Magdalen  Coll.  Oxford,  Eng.,  June,  1610,  admitting  Stephen  Bachiler, 
aged  16  years,  son  of  a  clergyman  of  Hampshire. 

f  Domestic  Calendar  of  State  Papers,  W&o. 

X  Register,  July,  1891,  page  %M. 

$  Register,  July,  1891,  page  237. 

H  Winthrop's  N.  E.  ii.*  44. 

**•  This  must  mean  Chrispe,  Batchelor  and  Company.  John  Chrispe  or  Crispe,  as  the 
name  was  commonly  written,  and  .Stephen  Bachiler  were  grantees  named  in  the  patent. 

ft  Hubbard  says,  in  1630.  A  contemporary  Mss.  in  the  possession  of  the  Maine  Hist. 
Society,  gives  the  exact  date  as  June  26,  1630.     See  Maine  II.  &  G.  Rec,  vol.  ii.  66. 

JJ  Maverick's  Description  of  New  England,  Reoisteu,  vol.  39,  p.  35. 


1892.]  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  63 

Natascott  [Nantasket].  She  brought  ten  passengers  from  London.  They 
came  with  a  patent  to  Sagadahock :  but  not  liking  the  place  they  came 
hither.     Most  of  them  proved  familists  and  vanished  away."* 

It  has  been  said  that  this  grant  was  afterwards  called  the  province  of 
Lygonia,  after  Cicely  Lygon,  the  mother  of  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges ;  but 
Maverick  says  there  was  a  patent  granted  for  this  (Casco)  Bay  some  years 
since  by  the  title  of  the  Province  of  Ligonia  to  Collonel  Alexander  Rigby, 
which  is  no  doubt  true.  It  is  earnestly  to  be  hoped  that  this  Plough  patent 
or  a  copy  will  sometime  be  discovered.  At  present  it  is  impossible  to  de- 
fine the  extent  of  the  grant  or  to  prove  beyond  question  what  territory  was 
occupied  under  it.  Hubbard  says  it  was  south  of  the  Sagadahock  River  and 
twenty  miles  from  the  sea  side,  yet  all  agree  that  the  original  grant  was 
forty  miles  square.  Two  contemporary  writers  say  it  was  a  patent  for 
Sagadahock.f  Two  islands  in  the  River  Sagadahock,  near  the  south  side 
thereof,  about  sixty  miles  from  the  sea,  are  included  in  the  grant,  but  no 
such  islands  exist. 

Great  ignorance  of  our  geography  was  shown  in  making  the  early  grants, 
and  they  frequently  overlap  earlier  grants.  Sagadahock  was  a  very  elastic 
word  in  early  days.  It  was  applied  to  the  river  formed  by  the  union  of 
the  Kennebec  and  Androscoggin,  also  to  the  region  about  that  river,  pro- 
bably on  both  sides,  like  the  present  county  of  Sagadahock,  and  in  later 
times  to  all  the  land  east  of  the  Sagadahock  River  to  the  St.  Croix. J 

It  seems  most  probable  that  the  Plough  grant  began  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Sagadahock,  ran  inland  on  that  river  and  the  Androscoggin  forty  miles  in 
a  straight  line,  but  sixty  measured  on  the  river,  and  forty  miles  south  and 
a  like  distance  back  from  the  Ocean.  This  was  found  to  overlap  earlier 
grants,  which  had  been  so  frequently  made  of  Sagadahock. § 

*  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  i.*  58,  Prince  357.  The  last  clause  was  added  long  after  its  date  by 
Winthrop  or  a  later  hand.  It  has  served  as  a  basis  for  a  careless  Maine  writer  to  charge 
that  Stephen  Bachiler  was  a  familist.  Fortunately  other  manifest  errors  in  the  same  article 
indicate  its  untrustworthiness.  It  is  evident  that  the  members  of  the  Plough  company  who 
came  over  in  1632  were  not  familists.  The  fact  is  that  many  of  the  earlier  settlers  of  New 
England  were  of  bad  reputation.  Hundreds  of  ignorant,  starving  creatures  were  taken 
from  the  streets  and  sent  over  by  unscrupulous  adventurers,  and  innumerable  convicts 
were  set  free  on  condition  of  emigrating  to  New  England.  The  later  colonists,  especially 
those  coming  in  the  great  movement  between  1630  and  1640,  were  much  superior  to  the 
earlier  immigrants.  Winthrop  would  have  known  and  mentioned  the  fact  if  Bachiler  had 
been  tainted  with  familism.  In  matters  of  opinion,  that  is  of  belief,  Dalton  and  Bachiler 
agreed,  says  Winthrop.  Who  ever  heard  that  Dalton  entertained  familistic  opinions  ?  The 
charge  is  ridiculous  and  utterly  unsupported. 

f  MS.  No.  3448  Brit.  Museum  and  Col.  Papers,  Pub.  Rec.  Office,  ii.  16. 

X  See  grant  by  Charles  II.  in  1664  to  his  brother  James,  Duke  of  York,  of  Sagadahock, 
so  called,  including  all  that  land  except  a  small  tract  at  Pemaquid. 

§  Granted  by  Elizabeth  in  1578  to  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert,  renewed  in  1-584  to  Sir  Walter 
Raleigh.  By  the  French  monarch  in  1603  to  the  Sieur  de  Monts.  Granted  about  16  u  to 
the  Plymouth  Company.  Renewed  and  enlarged  in  1620.  Under  this  grant  Popham  s 
settlement  was  made.  Grant  of  1622  of  the  Province  of  Maine  to  Sir  F.  Gorges.  Curi- 
ously enough  he  proposed  to  devote  forty  square  miles  at  the  mouth  of  the  Sagadahock  to  a 
public  plantation  to  be  called  the  "  State  County."  Grant  of  Edward  Gorges  to  Thomas 
Lewis  and  Capt.  Richard  Bonython,  12  Feb.  1629,  four  miles  long  by  eight  miles  inland  on 
the  north  side  of  Sagadahock.  Grant  to  the  Plough  Company  1630.  Grant  horn  the  ex- 
piring Council  for  New  England  to  Sir  F.  Gorges  in  1635  from  the  Piscataqua  to  the  Saga- 
dahock.  Grant  of  ten  thousand  acres  to  Mason  in  1635,  lying  southeast,  of  .sagadahock. 
Ryall's  grant  from  Gorges  about  1639.  Revival  of  Plough  patent  m  L643  by  Cleeve  M 
deputy  for  Rigby.    Several  of  these  grants  were  in  general  terms  covering  other  territory. 

Vines  says  in  a  letter  to  Winthrop,  January  9,  1643,  that  Cleeve  extended  his  govern- 
ment "  from  Sackadehock  to  Cape  Porpus,  being  aboue  13  leagues  m  length.  Jenner  In  a 
letter  to  Winthrop,  dated  6.  2m.  46,  mentions  "the  tract  of  land  which  Mr.  Cleeve  doth 
challeng  by  vertue  of  his  Patent,  viz.  from  Sacadehock  River  to  Cape  1  oi  pus,  and  .say. 
that  Jocelyn,  who  succeeded  Cleeve,  claimed  "  that  Mr.  Cleeve  his  terminus  a  quo  should 
VOL.   XLVI.  6 


64  Lee  of  Virginia,  [Jan. 

When  the  territory  was  actually  settled  it  was  found  that  the  bounds 
could  only  extend  from  the  west  side  of  Cape  Porpoise  to  the  east  side  of 
Cape  Elizabeth,  a  distance  less  than  twenty  miles,  as  Casco  and  most  of  the 
territory  east  of  the  Sagadahock,  had  been  previously  occupied  under  other 
grants. 

[To  be  continued.] 


LEE  OF  VIRGINIA. 

By  J.  Henry  Lea,  Esq.,  Cedarhurst,  Fairhaven,  Mass. 

The  writer  has  had  the  pleasure  of  laying  before  the  readers  of 
the  Register  for  January,  1890  (volume  44,  pages  103  to  111), 
what  seemed  to  him  at  the  time,  and  has  been  generally  admitted  by 
others  since,  to  be  convincing  proof  of  the  error  of  the  previously 
accepted  pedigree  of  the  family  of  the  Lees  of  Virginia  by  which 
they  had  claimed  descent  from  the  Lees  of  Quarrendon. 

The  promise  he  then  made  of  following  this  by  another  article, 
rebuilding  what  he  had  then  destroyed,  he  is  now  able  to,  at  least 
partially,  fulfil — clear  proof  having  been  obtained  that  the  surmise 
before  made  was  absolutely  correct  and  that  Col.  Richard  Lee  was 
actually  a  cadet  of  the  ancient  family  of  Lee  of  Langley  in  Salop, 
as  had  already  been  asserted  on  the  tomb-stone  of  his  second  son, 
Richard,  and  to  support  which  we  have  now  the  testimony  not  only 
of  this  Richard's  elder  brother  John,  but  likewise  that  of  Col.  Richard 
Lee,  the  emigrant,  himself,  as  well  as  the  books  of  the  College  of 
Arms,  the  well  known  authority  on  all  matters  heraldic  and  gene- 
alogic  in  England. 

It  seems  then,  referring  to  the  proofs  which  follow,  that  Col. 
Richard  Lee  both  used  and  claimed  the  arms  and  descent  of  the 
Langley  family,  and  not  only  did  he  do  so,  but  that  this  claim  was 
admitted  by  the  then  officers  of  the  College,  as  is  shown  by  the 
letter  cited  of  John  Gibbons,  Blue  Mantle,  who  wrote  in  1682,  or 
only  nineteen  years  after  the  death  of  the  emigrant,  with  whom  he 
seems  to  have  been  on  terms  of  personal  intimacy. 

The  Queen's  College  Cup,  of  which  an  excellent  illustration 
accompanies  this  article,  leaves  no  doubt  whatever  as  to  the  belief 

begin  60  miles  vp  Chenebeck  River,  because  the  Patent  saith,  it  must  lie  nere  two  Islands 
which  are  about  60  miles  from  the  sea.  Ffor  answer  to  it  the  Patent  also  saith,  the  tract  of 
land  40  miles  square,  must  lie  on  the  south  side  of  Sacadehock  River.  Now  Sacadehock 
riuer  rcacheth  but  to  Merry  Meeting,  and  then  its  branched  into  Begipscot  and  Chenebeck, 
and  is  no  further  cald  by  the  name  of  Sacadehock.  Now  Sacadehock  River  is  a  ccrtaine 
and  sure  place  for  one  terme  of  its  bounds,  but  the  Islands  are  doubtful,  which  they  are,  or 
wher  they  are  :  &  more  ouer  ther  possession  was  first  taken."  See  Mass.  Hist.  Coll.  Fourth 
Series,  Vol.  Vil.  346,  359,  360. 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia.  65 

of  the  family  at  that  date,  of  their  descent  and  right  to  bear  the 
arms  in  question.  It  has  been  objected  to  the  tomb-stone  that  it 
might  have  been  erected  at  any  period  up  to  the  present  century ; 
but,  in  the  case  of  the  Cup,  it  is  absolutely  certain  that  it  was  given 
to  the  College  at  the  date  named,  i.e.  1658.  We  have  then  clearly 
established  the  fact  that  the  three  earliest  representatives  of  the 
family  in  America  claimed  this  descent,  and,  as  they  were  certainly 
gentlemen,  it  is  monstrous  to  suppose  that,  had  they  come  of  the 
Quarrendon  stock,  they  should  have  laid  this  claim  to  belong  to 
another  and  altogether  distinct  family.  We  have  no  other  alterna- 
tive left  us  but  to  accept  their  word! 

After  this  overwhelming  proof  anything  so  trivial  as  the  names  of 
the  American  seats  of  the  family  seems  hardly  worthy  of  mention  ; 
but,  as  some  liberties  have  been  taken  with  the  facts  in  the  case,  it 
may  be  as  well  to  cite  a  few  instances.  In  the  Lee  pedigree  by 
Rev.  F.  G.  Lee,  published  in  London  in  1884,  the  statement  is 
made  that  Col.  Richard  Lee,  the  emigrant,  built  Ditchley  House. 
This  is  notoriously  incorrect,  as  the  dwelling  in  question  was  erected 
by  his  grandson,  Hancock  Lee,*  by  whom  this  name  (of  which  so 
much  has  been  made)  was  first  used  in  America.  That  it  was  so 
used  is  certainly  a  fact,  but  it  must  either  be  a  singular  coincidence 
in  this  case,  arising  from  the  similar  local  character  of  the  two 
estates,  or  else  we  must  suppose  that  Hancock  Lee,  being  at  Oxford 
at  College,  had  seen  and  possibly  visited  Ditchley,  the  seat  of  the 
Quarrendon  Lees,  which  is  only  four  miles  distant  from  that  city, 
and  had  called  his  plantation  after  the  stately  home  of  the  Earls  of 
Lichfield. 

Certain  it  is  that  Col.  Richard  never  had  any  such  estate,  and  it 
would  appear  from  his  will  that  it  was  not  he  who  gave  the  name  of 
Stratford  House  (not  Stratford-Langton  as  Dr.  Lee  has  it)  to  his 
chief  plantation,  the  mansion  on  which  was  built  in  the  time  of  his 
grandson,  Gov.  Thomas  Lee,  on  whose  tomb-stone  the  name  occurs 
for  the  first  time  as  of  record,  so  far  as  the  writer  is  aware.  Other 
of  the  family  estates  were  Lee  Langley,  Lee  Hall,  Cobbs,  Paradise, 
&c.  Of  these  the  two  first  give  a  double  testimony,  if  any  such 
were  required,  as  against  the  Ditchley  name,  as  both  were  seats  of 
the  Shropshire  family,  while  the  latter  are  utterly  meaningless  in 
this  connection. 

A  more  valuable  collateral  proof  is  to  be  found  in  the  early  con- 
nection with  Virginia  of  the  families  of  Corbin,  Plowden  and  El- 
dred,  all  of  them  closely  connected  by  marriage  with  the  Lees  of 
Salop.  Sir  Edmund  Plowden  of  Plowden  (ob.  1655)  was  governor 
and  captain  general  of  the  Province  of  New  Albion,  John  Eldred 
of  Great  Saxam  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Virginia,  while  the  Cor- 
bin family  are  well  known  among  the  early  settlers.     Turning  now 

*  Ditchley  was  built  about  1687  by  Hancock  Lee.    Letter  of  Alexander  Brown  of  Vir- 
ginia to  W.  B.  Lee,  Esq. 


66  Lee  of  Virginia.  [Jan. 

to  the  family  connection  we  find  that  Edmund  Plowden  of  Plowden 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lee  of  Langley,  the  sheriff  of 
Salop  in  1546  ;  John  Lee  of  Norton  Regis  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter and  heiress  of  Thomas  Corbyne  in  the  sixteenth  century,  while 
Richard,  the  son  of  the  emigrant,  married  Lettice,  daughter  of 
Henry  Corbin,  Esq.  ;  and  Thomas  Lee  of  Coton  (born  1620)  mar- 
ried Dorothy  Eldred,  and  his  half  brother,  Lancelot,  married  her 
sister  Anne. 

Finally,  it  is  noteworthy  that,  up  to  a  very  recent  period,  there 
has  never  been  any  doubt  entertained  by  either  the  American  or  the 
English  branches  of  the  family  of  their  communion  of  blood,  and 
correspondence  still  preserved  makes  it  evident  that  they  have  al- 
ways regarded  each  other  as  relatives.  That  is  to  say,  in  1740—50 
Thomas  Lee  of  Stratford  House  corresponded  with  Lancelot  Lee  of 
Coton  Hall  as  a  relative.  In  1770-71  William  Lee,  son  of  Thomas, 
corresponded  with  Harry  Lee,  brother  of  the  Lancelot  Lee  above 
named,  as  a  relative.  In  1810-24,  Archibald  Lee  of  Virginia  (a 
descendant  of  Philip,  grandson  of  Col.  Richard),  corresponded  with 
Harry  Lancelot  Lee  of  Coton  Hall  as  a  relative  and  visited  him  at 
Coton. 

These  letters  are  still  extant,  some  in  the  possession  of  J.  M. 
Wingfield,  Esq.,  of  Tickencote  Hall,  Rutlandshire,  and  the  others 
in  the  hands  of  W.  B.  Lee,  Esq.,  of  Seend,  Wiltshire,  the  present 
(and  with  one  exception,  sole  male)  representative  of  the  ancient 
family  in  question,  and  who  is  the  writer's  authority  for  the  above 
statement,  and  for  whose  cordial  assistance  and  advice  in  this  quest 
his  warmest  thanks  are  due  and  most  gladly  rendered. 


Monumental  Inscription  in  Burnt  House  Fields,  Mount  Pleasant,  West- 
moreland County,   Virginia. 

Hie  conditur  corpus  Ricardi  Lee  armigeri  nati  in  Virginia  fili  Ricardi 
Lee,  generosi,  et  antiqua  familia  in  Merton- Regis  in  comitatu  Salopsiensi 
oriundi.  In  magistratem  obeundo  boni  publici  studiotissimi,  in  Uteris 
Grsecis  et  Latinis  et  aliis  humanioris  literature  disciplinis  versatissimi. 

Deo  quern  summa  observantia  semper  coluit  animam  tranquillus  reddidit 
xiimo.  die  Martii  anno  MDCCXIV.  astat  LXVIII. 

Hie  Juxta  situm  est  corpus  Lsetitia  ejusdem  uxoris  fidse,  filiae  Henrici 
Corbyne,  Generosi,  liberorum  matris  amantissimse,  pietate  erga  Deuna 
charitate,  erga  egenos,  benignitate  erga  omues  insignis.  Obiit  Octob.  die 
vi.  MDCCVI.  setatis  XLIX. 

College  of  Arms. 

LEE-Gules,  a  fess  chequy  or  and  azure  between  8  billets  argent.  Colonell 
Richd  Lee  Secretary  of  State  in  Virginia  An0  1659.  Descended  from 
the  Lees  in  Shropshire  (who  sometimes  bore  8  billets  and  sometimes 
10  and  sometimes  ye  Fesse  counter-compone). 

E.  D.  N.  Alphabet  MS. 


1892.] 


Lee  of  Virginia. 


67 


Note. — This  MS.  is  a  Collection  of  Arms  made  by  some  of  the  officials  of  the 
College  of  Arms  in  the  reign  of  King  Charles  II.,  very  probably  by  the  Mr. 
Gibbons  whose  letter  on  the  same  subject  is  cited  below. 

The  above  extract  was  made  from  the  books  of  the  College  by  Mr.  Charles 
H.  Athill,  Richmond  Herald,  who  acids,  "  The  entry  establishes  the  fact  that 
Colonel  Richard  Lee  used  the  Arms  of  the  Lees  of  Shropshire  and  that  he 
claimed  to  belong  to  that  family."  To  this  we  may  add  the  testimony  of  Mr. 
John  Gibbons,  Blue  Mantle,  who,  writing  in  1682,  says  that  he  lived  a  great 
part  of  the  year  1659  in  Virginia,  being  most  hospitably  entertained  by  the 
Honourable  Colonel  Richard  Lee,  some  time  Secretary  of  State  there,  and  adds, 
"  Neither  will  I  omit  his  arms,  being  Gu.  a  fess  chequy  Or  and  Az.  between 
eight  billets  Arg.,  being  descended  from  the  Lees  of  Shropshire."* 


THE  LEE  CUP  AT  QUEEN'S  COLLEGE,  OXFORD. 


On  a  Silver  Pint  Cup,  standing  on  a  foot  and  weighing  14oz.  3dwt.,  now 
preserved  in  Queen's  College,  Oxford,  is  the  following  inscription— 

*  Introductis  ad  Latinam  Blasoniam,  by  John  Gibbons,  Bluemantle;    London,  1682; 
p.  156. 

VOL.  XL VI.  6* 


68  Lee  of  Virginia.  [Jan. 

COLL.   REGI.   OXON. 
D.  D.  Johanis  Lee  Natus  in  Capohowasick 
Wickacomoco  in  Virginia  America  Filius 
Primogenitus  Richardi  Lee  Chiliarchas 
Oriundi  de  Morton  Regis  in  Agro  Salopiensi. 
1658. 

Above  are  two  shields,  that  to  the  right  bearing  the  arms  of  Lee  of 
Langley  and  Coton — A  fess  cheque  between  eight  billets — that  to  the  left 
with  the  arms  of  the  College — Three  Eagles  displayed — To  the  left  of  the 
engraved  work  a  Bishop's  Mitre  and  Pastoral  Staff  appearing  from  behind 
a  book,  to  the  right  the  end  of  a  staff  appearing  above  a  Book  crossed  by  a 
pair  of  Compasses.  Most  of  this  detail  appears  clearly  in  the  illustration 
from  a  photograph  obtained  by  W.  B.  Lee,  Esq.,  by  permission  of  Rev.  J.  R. 
Magrath,  D.D.,  Provost  of  the  College. 

Note. — Morton  Regis  here  mentioned,  like  the  same  place  named  on  the  tomb 
of  John's  brother  Richard  (vide  supra) ,  is  a  locality  which  cannot  be  identified 
now  if  correctly  spelled,  but  if,  as  seems  most  probable,  it  is  an  error  for  Nor- 
ton Begis,  all  becomes  clear  at  once,  that  being  a  common  form  of  writing 
Nordley  Regis,  one  of  the  chief  seats  of  the  family  in  question,  and  in  the  utter 
absence  of  any  Morton  Regis,  past  or  present,  we  can  hardly  hesitate  to  accept 
this,  which  is  in  fact  quite  as  near  the  correct  form  as  the  American  locality 
which  precedes  it. 

The  following  extract  is  interesting,  as  showing  that  one  of  the  best  Anti- 
quaries who  ever  lived  in  England  had,  many  years  ago  (his  book  was  published 
in  1854),  recognized  the  probability  of  the  confusion  of  these  two  names. 

"  In  1214  Worflelcl  was  assessed  at  £10,  Claverly  at  £6-13-4,  and  Nordley  not 
at  all,  unless  the  vill  of  "  Morton  "  assessed  at  £2  was  so  written  by  mistake 
for  Nordley." — Eyton's  Antiq.  of  Salop,  vol.  iii.  p.  66. 

John  Lee  entered  Queen's  College  as  an  Upper  Commoner  July  2,  1658,  and 
took  his  degree  of  B.  A.  April  30,  1662. 

Will  of  Col.  Richard  Lee  of  Virginia. 

In  the  name  of  God  Amen.  I,  Col.  Richard  Lee  of  Virginia,  &  lately 
of  Stafford  Langton  in  the  County  of  Essex,  Esquire,  being  bound  upon  a 
voyage  to  Virginia  aforesaid,  and  not  knowing  how  it  may  please  God  to 
dispose  of  me  in  so  long  a  voyage,  utterly  renouncing,  disclaiming,  dis- 
annulling, and  revoking  all  former  wills,  either  script,  nuncupative  or  parol, 
and  schedules  or  codicils  of  wills  whatsoever,  do  make,  ordain  and  declare 
this  my  last  will  and  testament  in  manner  and  form  following,  first:  I  give 
and  bequeath  my  soul  to  that  good  and  gracious  God  that  gave  it  me  and 
to  my  Blessed  Redeemer  Jesus  Christ,  assuredly  trusting  in  and  by  his 
meritorious  death  and  passion  to  receive  salvation,  and  my  body  to  be  dis- 
posed of  whether  by  sea  or  land  according  to  the  opportunity  of  the  place, 
not  doubting  but  at  the  last  day  both  body  and  soul  shall  be  re-united  and 
glorified. 

Next,  my  will  and  desire  is  that  all  my  estate  aforesaid,  both  lease  land 
free  land  and  copyhold  land  and  houses  be  with  all  convenient  speed  that 
may  be,  sold  for  the  payment  of  my  debts  to  John  Jeffries  Esq.  and  what 
the  sale  of  that  shall  fall  short  of,  to  be  made  good  out  of  my  crops  in  Vir- 
ginia, to  be  consigned  to  my  good  friends  Mr.  Thomas  Griffith  and  Mr. 
John  Lackey,  or  one  of  them  in  that  behalf,  and  in  case  the  estate  of  Straf- 
ford be  not  as  speedily  sold  as  I  desire,  that  then  the  best  improvements 
possible  may  be  made  from  year  to  year  of  my  said  plantation,  and  my 
servants  labor   with  such  directions  and  appointments  as  the  said  Griffith 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia.  69 

and  Lackey  shall  order  for  the  better  and  sooner  payment  of  my  debts,  and 
that  my  number  of  servants  be  still  kept  up,  and  continued  out  of  the  labors 
by  the  said  Griffith  and  Lackey  or  one  of  them  for  the  better  managing 
and  effecting  thereof. 

Also  my  will  and  earnest  desire  is  that  my  good  friends  will  with  all 
convenient  speed  cause  my  wife  and  children  (all  except  Francis  if  he  be 
pleased)  to  be  transported  to  Virginia,  and  to  provide  all  necessary  for  the 
voyage,  and  from  time  to  time  till  my  estate  be  disentangled  and  free  of  all 
my  debts,  to  provide  and  allow  for  them,  and  every  one  of  them,  a  compe- 
tent and  convenient  maintenance  according  as  the  product  of  estate  will 
bear,  relation  being  had  to  the  payment  of  my  debts  and  the  annual  supply 
of  my  several  plantations,  all  which  I  absolutely  refer  to  the  said  Thomas 
Griffith  and  John  Lackey,  and  after  my  debts  are  paid,  I  give  and  bequeath 
my  estate  as  followeth: 

To  my  wife,  during  her  life,  I  give  the  plantation  whereon  I  now  dwell, 
ten  English  servants,  five  negroes,  3  men  &  2  women,  20  sows  and  corn 
proportionable  to  the  servants ;  the  said  negroes  I  give  to  her  during  her 
widowhood  and  no  longer,  and  then  presently  to  return  to  those  of  the  five 
youngest  children,  also  the  plantation  Mocke  Nock. 

Item.  My  will  and  earnest  desire  is  that  my  household  stuff  at  Strafford 
be  divided  into  3  parts,  two  of  which  I  give  to  my  son  John,  and  bind  him 
to  give  to  every  one  of  his  brothers  a  bed,  and  the  other  part  I  give  to  my 
wife  Anna  Lee. 

Item.  I  give  all  my  plate  to  my  three  oldest  sons,  or  the  survivor  or 
survivors  of  them,  each  to  have  his  part  delivered  to  him  when  he  comes  to 
the  age  of  18  years. 

Item.  I  give  to  my  son  John  and  heirs  forever,  when  he  comes  to  the 
age  of  eighteen  years,  all  my  land  and  plantation  at  Matholick,  all  the 
stock  of  cattle  and  hogs  thereupon,  also  ten  negroes,  viz.  5  men  and  5 
women,  and  ten  English  servants  for  their  times,  all  the  corn  that  shall  be 
found  there,  all  tools,  household  stuff  and  utensils  thereupon. 

To  Richard  and  his  heirs  forever,  when  he  come  to  the  age  aforesaid,  I 
give  my  plantation  called  Paradise,  with  all  my  servants  thereupon,  all  my 
stock  of  cattle  and  hogs,  all  working  tools  and  utensils,  and  corn  that  shall 
be  found  thereupon  to  be  for  the  provision  of  the  said  servants. 

To  Francis  and  his  heirs  forever,  when  he  comes  to  the  age  aforesaid,  I 
give  the  Paper-makers  Neck  and  the  War  Captains  Neck  with  five  negroes, 
3  men  and  2  women,  and  ten  English  servants,  and  the  stock  of  cattle  and 
hogs,  corn  and  tools  and  utensils  upon  the  said  several  Necks. 

Item.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  five  younger  children,  viz.:  William, 
Hancock,  Betsey,  Anne  and  Charles  the  plantation  whereon  John  Baswell 
now  lives  and  so  all  along  including  Bishop's  Neck  and  to  the  utmost  ex- 
tent of  my  land  towards  Brewer's  and  also  four  thousand  acres  upon  Poto- 
mack,  also  the  two  plantations  before  bequeathed  to  my  wife,  after  her 
death  to  be  divided  between  them  or  their  survivors  or  survivor  of  them, 
also  all  the  rest  of  my  cattle,  hogs,  corn,  household  stuff,  tools  or  whatso- 
ever is  or  shall  be  found  upon  the  said  plantations  at  the  time  of  my  death, 
all  which  said  estate  so  bequeathed  to  my  younger  children  after  my  debts 
are  paid,  I  desire  may  be  employed  upon  the  said  plantations  for  a  joint 
stock  to  raise  portions  of  the  said  children  against  they  come  of  age  afore- 
said or  the  females  married.  The  said  servants  and  what  other  produce  of 
their  labors  whether  money  or  whatsoever  to  be  equally  divided  between 
them  or  their  survivors  or  survivor  of  them  but  the  said  laud  only  to  be 
divided  between  the  male  children. 


70  Lee  of  Virginia.  [Jan. 

Item.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  eldest  son  John  3  islands  lying  in  the 
Bay  of  Chesapeake,  the  great  new  bed  that  I  brought  over  in  the  Duke  of 
York,  and  the  furniture  thereunto  belonging. 

Item.  My  will  is  that  my  horses  mares  and  colts  be  equally  divided  in 
two  parts,  one  whereof  to  be  and  belong  to  my  three  eldest  children  and 
the  other  to  my  five  youngest,  and  shall  be  sold  as  they  increase  towards 
raising  money  for  their  portions,  and  in  case  any  of  the  three  eldest  children 
die  before  they  come  to  the  age  of  18  years  that  then  his  or  their  portion 
come  to  the  survivors  or  survivor  of  them,  and  in  case  they  all  die  that  the 
whole  personal  estate  equally  to  return  to  the  five  youngest  children,  but 
the  land  only  to  the  male  children,  and  if  the  five  younger  children  die  be- 
fore they  come  to  the  age  aforesaid,  or  the  females  married,  then  their  parts 
to  be  divided  among  the  eldest  or  survivors  or  survivor  of  them. 

Item.  My  will  is  that  my  son  William  Lee  have  all  that  land  on  the 
Maryland  side  whereon  George  English  is  now  seated,  when  he  comes  to 
the  age  aforesaid;  also  my  will  is  that  goods  sufficient  be  set  apart  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  gangs  of  each  plantation  for  the  space  of  two  years,  and 
all  the  rest  of  my  goods  to  be  sold  to  the  best  advantage  and  the  tobacco 
shipped  here  to  Mr.  Lackey  and  Mr.  Griffith  towards  the  payment  of  my 
debts. 

Item.  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  son  Francis  after  my  debts  are  paid 
my  whole  interest  in  the  ship  called  Elizabeth  &  Mary,  being  one  eighth 
part  also  one  eighth  in  the  ship  called  the  Susan,  and  in  case  of  the  death 
of  Francis  I  give  the  same  to  Charles,  and  in  the  case  of  his  death  to  the 
two  girls  Elizabeth  &  Anne.  But  in  the  case  that  by  the  blessing  of  God 
upon  the  industry  and  labor  of  my  people  upon  the  several  plantations,  my 
said  debts  be  fully  satisfied  before  the  said  land  at  Strafford  be  sold,  never- 
theless I  will  and  entreat  my  good  friends  Mr.  Griffith  and  Mr.  Lackey  or 
one  of  them  it  may  be  sold  to  the  most  and  best  advantage,  and  the  produce 
thereof  put  out  at  interest  and  the  interest  thereof  be  employed  for  and 
towards  the  better  education  of  John  and  Richard  equally  to  assist  the  one 
in  his  travels  for  the  attainments  of  a  reasonable  perfection  in  the  knowledge 
of  Physick  the  other  at  the  University  or  the  Inns  of  Court  which  he  shall 
be  most  fit  for,  and  the  principal  money  to  be  equally  divided  between  the 
two  daughters  when  they  come  to  age  or  be  married,  and  that  the  said  daugh- 
ters he  utterly  debarred  from  all  former  legacies  given  to  them  as  afore- 
said, hut  in  case  of  their  death  then  the  sale  and  produce  of  said  estate  at 
Strafford  to  be  equally  divided  between  my  eldest  son  John  and  my  youngest 
son  Charles.  Also  I  desire  and  order  that  my  wife,  my  son  John  and  all  my 
overseers  that  either  or  one  or  all  shall  from  time  to  time  keep  a  corrres- 
pondence  with  the  said  Griffith  and  Lackey,  and  order  all  my  affairs  in 
Virginia  to  the  best  advantage  as  they  or  one  of  them  shall  direct  them, 
and  ship  all  my  tobacco  and  what  else  shall  be  raised  upon  the  said  planta- 
tions to  the  said  Griffith  and  Lackey  for  satisfaction  of  my  debt  and  advan- 
tage of  my  children,  and  do  yearly  give  them  an  account  of  all  horses, 
mares,  negroes,  goods  and  all  other  things  according  as  they  shall  receive 
directions  and  instructions  from  the  said  Mr.  Thomas  Griffith  and  Mr. 
Lackey. 

Lastly  :  For  the  use  aforesaid  I  make  and  ordain  my  ever  loving  friend 
Mr.  1  mas  Griffith  and  Mr.  John  Lackey,  Merchants,  John  and  Richard 
Lee.  my  lull  and  sole  Executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  but  in 
respecl  o  my  son  Richard  till  he  cometh  of  age  I  do  absolutely  (sic,  qu. 
place  J    ul  the  management  of  my  will  upon  the  care  and  trust  of  my  first 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia,  71 

mentioned  Executors  till  my  said  son  Richard  Lee  comes  to  age  as  afore- 
said, hoping  the  same  friendship  to  mine  after  my  death  which  they  have 
always  done  unto  me. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  this  sixth  day 
of  February  in  the  sixteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  our  Sovereign  Lord 
Charles  the  Second  King  of  Great  Britain  &c  &c.  and  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  1663. 

(Signed)         Richard  Lee.     (Seal) 
Signed,  sealed  and  delivered 
before  us 

Peter  Ashton 

George  Wall 

W.  Carter  Seaward. 

1664-5.     Richardus  Lee. 

Januarij.  Decimo  die  probatum  fuit  Testamentum  Richardi  Lee  nug  de 
Stratford  Langton  in  Com  Essexiae  sed  apud  Virginia  in  ptibus  transmarinus 
ar.  defunct  hents  &c.  Jurament  Thomae  Griffith  et  Johis  Lockey  duor 
Execut  &c.  quih.  &c.  de  bene  &c.  Jurat.  Reservata  ptate  Similem  Comnem 
faciend  Johi  et  Richo  Lee  alt  Execut  &c.  Johis. 

P.  C.  C.     Probate  Act  Book  fo  3  * 

The  foregoing  will,  while  as  will  be  seen  by  the  Probate  Act 
which  follows,  having  been  proved  in  London,  was  never  registered 
there,  nor  is  the  original  on  file  (as  is  sometimes  the  case  with  un- 
registered wills)  in  the  Prerogative  Court.  This  copy  is  taken  from 
one  in  the  possession  of  the  writer's  friend,  Mr.  W.  B.  Lee  of 
Seend  in  Wiltshire,  obtained  by  him  from  America  and  may  be  re- 
lied upon  as  authentic. 

The  fact  that  Col.  Richard  Lee  was  of  the  Shropshire  family  hav- 
ing now  been  demonstrated,  the  next  step  is  to  prove  the  exact  con- 
nection and  to  identify  his  paternity,  and  upon  this  difficult  task  the 
writer  has  long  and  patiently,  but  fruitlessly,  labored.  There  are 
no  less  than  nine  members  of  the  Langley  stock,  from  any  one  of 
whom  he  might  have  sprung,  but,  so  far,  no  proof  has  been  obtained 
to  connect  him  with  any  of  them.  The  clues  which  have  been  fol- 
lowed and  the  meagre  results  obtained  may,  however,  be  worthy  of 
citation  to  save  others  the  labor  and  expense  of  reworking  the  same 
ground. 

The  writer's  attention  having  been  called  (by  Mr.  H.  F.  Waters) 
to  the  fact  that  a  Francis  Lee  of  St.  Peter's,  Cornhill,  who  died  in 
1618,  left  by  his  will  property  in  Stratford-Langton,  he  has  devoted 
much  time  to  following  up  this  promising  clue,  and,  from  the  infor- 
mation obtained,  we  are  able  to  construct  the  following  pedigree, 
by  which  it  will  be  seen  that  this  Francis  had  a  nephew  Richard 
who  may  have  been  the  Virginia  emigrant,  but,  even  if  this  prove 
to    be  the   case,    we   are   still   at  a  loss  to  connect  his  grandfather, 

*  Col.  Richard  Lee's  widow,  Anna,  the  mother  of  all  his  children,  married  a  second  timo 
to  Edmund  Lister,  Esq.;  the  writer's  efforts  to  find  her  will  or  that  of  her  second  husband 
have  been,  so  far,  unavailing  in  the  English  Courts.  It  may  be  that  they  were  proved  m 
Virginia. 


72 


Lee  of  Virginia. 


[Jan. 


George  Lee,  with  the  parent  stock.  Unfortunately  the  records  of 
the  Sadler's  Company  perished  in  the  Great  Fire  of  London,  and  we 
are  thus  cut  off  from  the  identification  of  his  birth  place  and  parent- 
age which  their  books  would  have  given  us. 

It  will  of  course  be  understood  that  being  a  member  of  the  Sad- 
ler's Company  by  no  means  implies  that  such  member  was  a  harness- 
maker  ;  indeed  in  the  case  of  the  Francis  Lee  above  named  it  is 
expressly  stated  that  he  was  a  haberdasher  "free  of  the  Sadlers." 


GEORGE  LEE 

Citizen  &  Sadler  of  St. 
Catherine  Creechurch, 
London,  will  da.  16  May 
pro.  21  June  1(505. 
P.  C.  C.  Hayes  48. 


=  ANNE 

living  &  Extrx  of  will 
of  husband  in  1618;  m. 
2d  to  Francis  Browne, 
at  St.  Mary  Woolnoth 
16  May  1620.  living  & 
curator  son's  children 
in  1626. 


John  Lee  of  St.: 

Alice'(?) 

Francis  Lee  of  St.= 

Cath.  Cree- 

m. 2d  to  John 

named  as  sister  in 

Peters  Cornhill, 

church,  sadler, 

Grigson  of 
Gray's  Inn  Lane, 

will  of  Francis,  but 

Haberdasher, 

Liv.  1605 ;  dec'd 

not  named 

free  of  the  Sadlers 

in  1629. 

Vitualler;  living 

in  will  of  George 

Co.   Held  Ids  &c.  in 

1629;  her  husb. 

Lee  (perhaps  a 

Stratford  Langton, 

will  da.  24  July, 

sister-in-law). 

Essex:  born  about 

pr.  1  Oct.  1629. 
Dean  &  Chap. 

1578.  m.  1603.  will 

da.  28  Apr.  pro. 

of  St.  Pauls, 

4  June  1618. 

fo.  369. 

P.  C.  C  Meade  70. 
ee, 

Richard  Lee, 

1 
Nicholas  L 

living  1629. 

living  1622 

. 

qu.  if  identical  with  Col. 

Richard  Lee  the  Emigrant 

to  Va.  in  1642  ? 

:Ann,  dau.  of  Nich- 
olas Pierrepont  of 
Eastwell  co.  Leic. : 
gent.,  born  about 
1584,  liv.  1618:  Let. 

of  Admon  to 
moth. -in-law  Anne 

Browne  23  Jan. 

1625.    P.  C  C. 
Act  Bk.  46. 


Francis  Lee  (son) 
bapt.  St.  Peters  Cornhill 
29  Jan.  1608;  dec'd  in  1618. 


Francis  Lee  (dau.) 
bapt.  St.  Peters  Cornhill 
27  Jan.  1611.    Living  1626. 


Ann  Lee,  bapt.  St.  Peters 
Cornhill,  3  Dec.  1615.     Living  1626. 
m.  Francis  Shuttlewood  of  psh. 
St.  Edmond  the  King,  4  May  1636 
at  St,  Mary  Woolchurch. 


1605. — Will  of  George  Lee,  Citizen  &  Sadler  of  London;  Dated  16 
May  1605.  To  sonne  John  Lee  messuage  in  Poore  Jury  Lane  in  parish 
of  St.  Katherine  Creechurch,  London,  formerly  given  is  now  confirmed  he 
to  allow  half  rents  of  same  to  my  wife  Anne;  sonne  ffrauncis  Lee;  wife 
Anne  Residuary  Legatee  &  Executrix;  Witnesses — John  Lee,  ffrancis 
Lee,  John  Lacocke  &  Nicholas  Holbeane  &  Jno.  Hall  Not.  Pub. ;  Proved 
21  June  1605.  P.  C.  C.  Hayes,  48. 

1618. — Will  of  ffrancis  Lee  of  parish  of  St.  Peters,  Cornhill,  London; 
Dated  28  April  1618;  Recites  that  good  friend  Mr.  John  Hany  hath  abso- 
lute estate  in  his  house,  Lands  &  tenements  in  Stratford  Lanthorne,  co. 
Essex,  to  him  &  his  heirs,  which  is  but  only  to  hym  in  truste  for  my  use 
although  noe  use  or  truste  be  mentioned  in  the  deede — he  to  sell  these 
houses  &c  to  best  profitt  and  give  the  money  arising  from  same  to  Anne 
my  now  wife ;  To  said  wife  all  houses,  lands  &  tenements  wheresoever 
during  her  life  &  remainder  to  my  children  &  their  heirs,  &  if  it  fortune 
my  seyed  wife  to  be  nowe  with  childe  of  a  sonne,  then  he  to  have  all  my 
aforesaid  houses  &c  to  hym  &  his  heirs  after  death  of  wife;  Personal  estate 
after  payment  of  debts  &  funeral  to  be  divided  in  three  equal  parts  of  which 
one  to   wife,  one   to  children   to  be  equally  divided  between  them,  &  the 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia.  73 

third  part  in  manner  following — To  loving  mother  Anne  thirteene  shillings 
fower  pence  to  buy  her  a  ringe  withall;  to  sister  Alice  same  bequest;  to 
Mrs.  Avery  same;  to  said  John  Hanye  22s.  in  goulde  to  make  hym  a 
Rynge  &  to  the  no  we  wife  of  said  John  Hanye  13s  4d  for  ring;  to  Mr. 
Henry  Sympson  22s.  in  goulde  for  ring;  all  residue  to  wife  who  is  sole 
Executrix;  Overseers — John  Hany  &  Henry  Sympson;  Wit.  Mich: 
Wright,  John  Haney  &  Ellinor  Averell.  Pro  4  June  1618  by  Executrix 
named  in  the  will.  P.  C.  C.  Meade,  70. 

1629. — Will  of  John  Grigson  of  Gray's  Inn  Lane,  Victualler;  Dated  24 
July  1629 ;  names  John  Lea  late  Citizen  &  Sadler  of  London,  deed,  the  late 
husband  of  Johane,  my  now  wife,  &  his  two  sons  Richard  &  Nicholas  Leaj 
Proved  1  October  1629.  Dean  &  Chapter  of  St.  Pauls  fo  369. 

1625. — Admon  of  Anne  Lee. 

January  23  Commission  issued  to  Anne  Browne  the  mother  (sic,  grand- 
mother) of  ffrancis  &  Anne  Lee,  children  of  Anne  Lee  late  of  the  parish  of 
St.  Catherine  Creechurch,  London,  deed,  to  adm  &c  during  minority  of 
said  children.  P.  C.  C.  Act.  Book  fo.  46. 

Marriage  Allegations. 

1603-4. — Jan.  25.  Francis  Lee,  Sadler,  of  St.  Catherine  Cree  Church, 
Freeman  of  London,  26,  &  Ann  Pierrepont,  of  same,  Maiden,  20,  daughter 
of  Nicholas  Pierrepont  of  Eastwell,  co.  Leicester,  Gent,  whose  consent  is 
attested  by  her  brother  John  Pierrepont,  of  Eastwell  aforesaid,  Gent. ;  at 
St.  Catherine  Cree  Church  aforesaid ;  consent  also  of  George  Lee,  of  St. 
Catherine  Cree  Church,  Sadler,  father  of  said  Francis. 

Mar.  Al.  Bish.  Lond.,  Harl.  Soc.  xxv.  282. 

Register  St.  Peters  Gornhill. 

Baptisms. 

1608 — Jan.  29 — ffrauncies  Lea  the  sonne  of  ffrauncies  Lea  haberdasher 
dwelling  in  Cornhill. 

1611 — Jan.  27 — ffrancis  lee  the  daughf  of  ffrancis  lee  haberdasher  Corn- 
hill. 

1615 — Dec.  3 — Sonday — Ann  Lee  the  daughtr  of  ffrauncis  Lee  Free  of  the 
Sadlers  Dwellinge  in  Redd  Crosse  ally  in  Cornhill. 

Burials. 

1614 — Oct.  31 — Buried  Margarett  Slanter  srvant  to  Mr.  Lee  haberdasher 

dwelling  in  Cornhill,  age  25  yeres,  pitt  in  the  east  yeard. 

Harl.  Soc,  Reg.  Sec.  vol.  1. 

Register  St.  Mary  Woolnoth. 

Marriages. 
1620 — May  16 — Francis  Browne  of  St.  Mary  Woolchurch,  and  Anne  Lee, 
Widdow,  of  St.  Peter  in  Cornhill,  by  license. 

Register  St.  Mary  Woolchurch  Haw. 

Marriages. 
1636 — May  4 — Frances   Shuttlewood,  of  the  Parish   of  St.  Edmons  the 
King,  and  Ann  Lee,  of  this  Parish,  by  license. 


74  Lee  of  Virginia*  [Jan. 

Mr.  Waters  has  cited  the  will  of  William  Pindar,  clerk,*  who 
names  a  family  of  Shingleton  als  Lea  of  London,  Virginia  and  Ply- 
mouth in  the  year  1625.  It  appears  unlikely  that  this  family  were 
of  kindred  stock  with  either  Col.  Richard  Lee  or  his  relatives,  the 
Lees  of  Langley,  but  the  following  items  relating  to  them  from  the 
Probate  Courts  are  very  interesting  as  showing  a  connection  with 
Stratford-Langton  only  a  few  years  prior  to  the  emigration  to  Vir- 
ginia. We  have  thus  no  less  than  three  altogether  distinct  families 
of  Lee  resident  in,  or  connected  with,  this  suburb  in  the  early  part 
of  the  17th  century,  i.e.  Sir  Robert  Lee  of  the  Quarrendon  stock, 
Col.  Richard  Lee  of  the  Langley  line,  the  Shingleton-Lea  family 
who  appear  to  be  from  Devon,  and  perhaps  we  should  add  to  this 
the  Francis  Lee  family,  before  referred  to  as  holding  an  estate 
here,  as,  if  their  connection  with  the  American  family  be  disproved, 
they  will  constitute  a  fourth  totally  distinct  but  co-existent  line  in 
this  hamlet.  A  fact  that  should  serve  as  an  impressive  warning  to 
those  whose  hasty  jumping  to  conclusions,  unsupported  by  direct 
testimony,  has  made  so  much  trouble  and  confusion  in  the  past. 

1578. — Will  of  Thomas  Hitchcock,  Citizen  &  Carpenter  of  London ;  dated 
25  Oct.  1578;  All  goods  to  be  divided  in  3  parts  of  which  one  to  wife 
Agnes  &  other  two  to  pay  legacies,  debts  &c ;  To  poor  of  the  streete  of 
Stratford  Langthorne,  co  Essex,  40s. ;  to  poor  of  Stanes,  co  Middx,  40s. ; 
to  children  of  sister  Anne,  wife  of  Owen  Dod  of  Stratford  Langtorne  xx11; 
To  Thomas  Speighte  511 ;  to  children  of  sister  Mary,  wife  of  John  Baker 
of  Staues  xx11 ;  to  Alice,  daughter  of  sister  Johan,  wife  of  Thomas  Bowthe 
xxs. ;  to  sister  Susan,  wife  of  Thomas  Stevenson  611 ;  to  brother  Wm.  Giles 
my  best  gowne ;  to  Ede  Maples,  daughter  of  William  Maples  40s. ;  to 
John  Allat,  my  wife's  sonne,  my  bay  mare  &c;  sundry  legacies  to  domestic 
servants ;  Residue  to  Alice  Bowthe,  dau.  of  Thomas  Bowthe,  my  brother, 
&  Thomas  Porter,  woodmonger,  in  St.  Katherines,  equally— &  I  appoint 
them  Executors;  Overseers  my  trusty  friends  Thomas  Spaighte,  Peter 
Tompson  &  Roger  Preston,  scrivenor ;  I  quit  claim  unto  Thomas  Lee, 
Richard  Lee  &  {blank)  Page,  late  my  servants,  all  manner  of  actions,  suits 
&c,  which  I  or  my  executors  may  have  against  them  ;  In  wit  (no  signature) 
Wit.  John  Skeat,  Clark,  John  Stevenson,  Willm  Shawe,  John  Baker  & 
Thomas  Stevenson  the  younger;  Proved  28  Oct  1578  by  Thomas  Porter, 
power  reserved  to  Alice  Bowthe.  P.  C.  C.  Langley,  38. 

1592. — Admon  of  William  Shingleton  als  Lea. 

Novembris.  xxm0  die  Emt.  Com.  Roberto  Shingleton  als  Lea  fili  nrali  el 
litimi  willmi  Shingleton  als  Lea  nug  pochie  de  Langton  ab  int  defs  &c. 

Comm.  Ct.  Loud.,  Act  Bk.,  fo  249. 

1621. — Will  of  Thomas  Speght  of  Precinct  of  St.  James  in  the  Wall  in 
the  Cittie  of  London,  gent. ;  dated  27  Feb.  1620 ;  pro.  5  June  1621 ;  daugh- 
ter Judith,  wife  of  John  Mattocke ;  children  James,  Lawrence,  Paul, 
Catherine  &  Dorothy  Speght;  dau.  Mary,  wife  of  John  Talbot;  dau.  Jane, 
wife  of  Richard  Robothum;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Humphrey  Dison  ;  dau. 
Helen,  wife  of  Tobias  Worthington  ;  bro.  Samuel  Hill,  Doctor  of  Divinity; 

*  Gleanings  in  Register,  vol.  xliv.  page  392.  A  Thomas  Singleton,  Principal  of  Brase- 
nose  College,  Oxford,  in  his  will  dated  29  Dec.  1610,  proved  14  Jan.  1614,  names  Sir  Thomas 
Egerton,  his  sister  Lady  Marye  Leighe  and  Robert  Leighe.    P.  C.  C.     Rudd,  6. 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia,  75 

wife  Anne ;  To  daughter  Anne  wife  of  Thomas  Lea  £40,  but  in  a  Codicil 
this  bequest  is  revoked  &  the  amount  to  be  placed  in  hands  of  son  Thomas 
Speght  for  welfare  of  said  dau.  Anne,  but  if  she  outlive  the  said  Thomas 
Lea,  then  to  be  paid  to  her,  but  if  she  die  in  lifetime  of  her  now  husband, 
then  to  such  of  her  children  as  shall  be  living.  P.  C.  C.     Dale,  58. 

1712. — Will  of  Sarah  Leigh,  late  of  London,  now  of  Stratford,  co  Essex 
Widow;  Dated  4  Oct.  1711;  Pro.  10  Apr.  1712;  Names  nephew  William 
Leigh  &  wife;  his  children  Edmond  &  Anne  Leigh;  cosin  William  Cole 
&  wife  &  their  children  Samuel  &  Sarah  Cole;  the  son  of  Samuel  Leigh, 
my  late  husband's  brother;  nephew  Blinkern's  3  children  Mary,  Sarah  & 
John;  Mrs.  Mary  Skignus;  poor  of  St.  Michael  Crooked  Lane;  Elianor 
Blumfield;  Elizabeth  Garway;  Mary  Needham;  sister  Leigh,  widow  of 
Brother  Richard  Leigh ;  Sarah  Blinkern  the  elder  &  her  sister  Elizabeth 
Blinkern;  my  sister  Hannah  Blinkern  &  her  2  daus  Sarah  &  Elizabeth 
Blinkern  ;  widow  Mears;  neices  Elizabeth  Hambly,  Mary  Dyer  &  Dorothy 
Tristram ;  nephews  James  &  Isaac  Cocks ;  my  brother  Isaac  Cocks  Resi- 
duary Legatee  &  Executor.  P.  C.  C.     Barnes,  72. 


1709 — Will  of  Hancock  Lee;  dated  1706  ;  Names  daughter  Mrs.  Anna 
Armstead;  son  Richard  Lee,  who  will  be  18  years  old  in  1709,  to  whom 
"  a  double  portion  of  property  because  a  great  part  of  the  foundation  of  my 
estate  came  by  his  mother  "  ;  other  children  are  mentioned  but  not  named. 
1st  Codicil — son  Isaac  Lee  ;  2nd  Codicil,  dated  May,  1709 — son  John 
Lee  &  "  child  my  wife's  now  with." 

Northumberland  Co  (Va)  Ct.  Files. 

Extracted  by  William  J.  Oralis,  Clerk  of  Court,  for  W.  B.  Lee  Esq  of 
Seend,  Wilts,,  to  whose  courtesey  this  extract  is  due. 

The  singular  name  of  Hancock  Lee  occurring  among  the  children 
of  Col.  Richard  (unquestionably  a  derivative  from  a  surname),  the 
writer  has  for  years  kept  a  keen  look  out  for  any  Lee-Hancock 
marriages  in  the  many  Parish  Registers  which  he  has  examined  in 
all  parts  of  the  kingdom,  with  the  result  of  finding  at  least  two  such 
instances  which  follow,  although  it  is  to  be  feared  that  they  will  give 
us  but  little  aid. 

Register  of  West  Buckland,  Somst. 

1607 — Allexander  Ley  ah  ffarthinge  was  maryed  vnto  Emmett  Thomas 
ats  Hancocke  the  xxvth.  of  Octobr. 

Register  of  Brading  in  Isle  of  Wight,  co.  Hants, 

Marriages. 
1593 — October  31 — Roger  Leigh  and  Ann  Hancock. 
1606 — Julie  30— Roger  Lee  and  Mary  Deacon  by  license. 
1615 — fFebruary  6 — Roger  Lea  Juin  and  Bridgett  Granelen. 
1623 — November  18 — Rychard  Galpen  and  Grace  Leigh. 
1630— April  15 — Thomas  Oglandr  &  Eliza:  Leigh,  gent:    Servant  to  Sr 
John  Oglander.* 

*  The  Memoirs  of  this  Sir  John  Oglander  (a  second  Pepys)  have  recently  been  published, 
edited  by  W.  H.  Long,  at  Newport,  I.  W.,  1888. 
VOL.    XLVI.  7 


76  Lee  of  Virginia.  [Jan. 

Baptisms. 
1593 — December  23 — Alice  daughter  of  Roger  Lee, 

1595 — August  10 — Aim  "         "       "  Lea. 

1597 — October  1G — Roger  sonne  '*       "  Lee. 

1599— October  4 — Edward     "  "       "  Ley* 

1601— ffebruary  7— Thomas  "  "       "  Lee. 

1G08— July  20— John  "  "       "        " 

1609 — September  5 — Jane  daughter     "       "        " 

1612 — June  3— Dorothie  "  "       "  Lea. 

1614 — August  29 — Nicholas,  sonne      "       "        " 
1616 — January  29 — Bridgett.  daughter  of  "        "    Junr 

1618— September  8— Jane  the        "       "   "  Lee. 

Burials. 

1583 — November  5 — Christian  Lee. 

1594 — Aprell  8 — Alice  daughter  of  Roger  Lee. 

1604 — ffebruary  20 — buried  the  Abortive  of  Roger  Lee. 

1605 — maie  13 — An  the  wife  of  Ro^er  Lee. 

1615 — maye  26 — John,  sonne  of  Roger  Lea. 

— October  5 — (blank)  daughter  of  Roger  Lea.     (qu.  Jane  vide  bapt, 
1609.) 
1617 — maye  3 — the  Abortive  of  Roger  Lea. 

1623 — ffebruary  2 — Jane  Lea  a  child  of  Roger  Lea  from  St.  Helens. 
1631— March  20— Charitie  Leigh,  widd. 
1669 — November  6 — Ann  Lee. 

The  above  extracts  comprise  all  of  the  Lee  entries  in  the  Brading  Register 
from  its  commencement  in  1547  to  1703,  as,  with  three  or  four  exceptions, 
all  referred  to  the  family  of  Roger  who  married  Ann  Hancock.  They  seem 
to  have  removed  to  St.  Helens,  a  contiguous  parish,  before  1623.  The 
Registers  of  St.  Helens  date  from  1653  only. 

Note. — Since  this  MS.  was  sent  to  the  printers,  the  writer  has  learned  of  the 
discovery,  by  that  indefatigable  genealogist,  Mr.  H.  F.  Waters,  of  the  will  of 
John  Best  of  Twyning,  co.  Gloucester  (see  Gleanings  in  this  number  of  Regis- 
ter, page  44),  wrhich  clearly  indicates  the  locality  where  this  Lee-Hancock 
connection  should  be  sought.  In  the  brief  time  at  his  disposal  the  wTiter  could 
only  search  the  Twyning  Transcripts  (vide  infra)  which,  howrever,  do  not  giv 
us  much  help.  No  doubt  the  Consistory  Court  of  Probate  of  Gloucester,  if 
carefully  searched,  may  contain  the  solution  of  the  problem.     The  marriage  oi 

William  Hancock  of  Twyning  with Ley  of  co.  Gloucester  (Metcalf's  Visit. 

of  Worcester  in  1682-3,  fo.  53)  is  most  suggestive,  and  no  doubt  the  true  elm 
has  been  found  at  last. 

Twyning,  Gloucester,  Transcripts. 

Parish  Regs  are  only  extant  as  follows: — Bapt.  from  1648;  Bur.  from 

1656;  Mar.  from  1698. 

1618 — Richard  son  of  John  Hancox  bap.  6  June. 
1622 — Richard  Hancoke  &  Elizabeth  Harford  were  married  14  Jany. 
— Ales  the  daughter  of  Richd  Hancoke  was  christd  26  Marche. 

A         -r 

— May  the  daughter  of  Edw    Hancocke  was  christeued  4  June. 
1667 — Richard  Hancoke  buried  Dec. . 

— William  the  son  of  Richard  Hancock.  baptd  (no  date). 
1679-80 — Susanna,  daughter  of  John  Ilaucox  was  christened  3  Nov, 
1680 — Thomas  son  of  Richard  Hancock  was  buried  8  Nov* 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia.  77 

1681— Richard  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Elizth  his  wife  baptd  27  Feb. 

1682 — William  Hancock  signs  as  Churchwarden. 

1683— (ml) 

1684-5 — Richard  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Mary  his  wife  bapt  20  Apl. 

— Wm  :  Hancock  buried  2  April. 
1685-6 — Richard  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Mary  his  wife  bapt.  20  Apl. 

— Mary  daughter  of  John  Hancock,  buryed  Nov.  10. 
1686 — John  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Mary  was  bapt.  Feb  14. 

— Charles  Johnson  of  Fladbury   &  Elizabeth  Hancock  of  this  parish 
were  married  Jany  9th. 
1689-90— Tho8  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Mary  his  wife  bapt.  14  Jauy 

— William  son  of  John  Hancock  buried  20  Aug. 
1692— (nil.) 
1694-5— {nil) 
1697 — John  son  of  Richard  Hancock  buried  23  Aug. 

— Susan  wife  of  Richard  Hancock  buried  6  Oct. 
1700 — Septimus  son  of  John  Hancock  &  Mary  his  wife  buried  25  Apl. 
1703 — William  Hancock  buried  23  Dec. 

Searched  to  1703  inclusive.     All  existing  \ears  in  the  Transcript 
are  noted  above — those  un-noted  are  missing  from  files. 

In  the  hope  of  obtaining  some  reference  which  might  unravel  the  tangled 
skein,  search  was  now  made  for  the  wills  of  the  two  English  Executors  of 
Col.  Richard  Lee,  with  the  result  which  follows.  By  this  we  see  that  John 
Lockey,  as  well  as  his  widow,  seems  to  have  died  intestate,  while  the  two 
Thomas  Griffiths,  whose  wills  were  found,  might  either  have  well  been  the 
one  sought,  but  in  neither  case  do  we  obtain  the  slightest  aid  in  our  quest. 

1665-6 — Admon  of  John  Lockey. 

ffebruarij — Vicesimo  septimo  die  emt.  Com°  Elizabethae  Lockey  vid. 
Relce  Johnis  Lockey  nug  poe  Su  Bothi  Algate,  London,  defunc  hents  &c. 
Adstrand  bona,  iura  et  Cred  die  defuncti  de  bene  &c  iurat.  ("  in  partibus 
decendn  "  in  Calender).  P.  C.  C.     Act.  Bk.  fo.  39. 

1674 — Admon  of  Elizabeth  Lockye  als  Stanford. 

Martij — Decimo  tertio  die  Emt  Com0  Allano  Cliffe  Curi  ltime  assto 
Elizabetha  Lockye  et  Catherina  Lockye  filiabus  nralibus  et  ltinio  Elizabetha: 
Lockye  als  Stanford  nug  de  Highgate  in  com  Middx  vid.  def.  hentio 
&  Ad  Adstrand  bona  Jura  et  Cred.  dca  defca  duran  minori  astat  et  ad  vsu 
p'fat  liberor  dca  def  de  bene  &c  Jurat.  P.  C.  C.     Act.  Bk.  fo.  39. 

1679 — Will  of  Thomas  Griffith  of  Abinger  ats  Abingworth,  co  Surry, 
gent,  dated  20  Sept.  &  proved  10  Oct.  1679;  names  Allen  Vphill,  wife  of 
Richard  Vphill  of  Barking,  Essex,  gent.;  Mary  Temple,  wife  of  Miles 
Temple,  late  of  London,  Scrivener,  principal  legatees  with  remainder  to 
Griffith  Temple,  eldest  son  of  Miles  &c ;  My  sisters  Ellen  Griffith  &  Con- 
stance Marden  Executors;  Overseers  kinsmen  Richard  Vphill  &>  Henry 
fibster,  gent.  P.  C.  C.     Bath,  21. 

[Note.— This  will  interest  another  family  very  much,  namely,  the  Temples. 
The  researches  of  the  late  John  Gough  Nichols  (reprinted  in  the  Heraldic 
Journal)  corrected  the  previous  pedigrees  of  the  baronets  of  Stowe.  He  9howed 
that  the  baronetcy  expired  in  the  line  of  the  oldest  sou  of  the  first  baronet,  with 
the  fourth  baronet,  Sir  Richard,  who  was  created  Viscount  Cobh&m.  Then  it 
passed  to  Sir  William  and  his  brother  Sir  Peter,  fifth  and  sixth  baronets,  grand- 
sons of  John,  second  sou  of  the  first  baronet;   and  the  seventh  baronet,  Sir 


78  Morton  and  Taylor  Estates  in  Dorchester.  [Jan. 

Richard,  was  son  of  the  sixth.  He  died  s.p.  in  1786,  and  the  line  was  probably 
Edward  Temple  of  Sebbertoft  who  died  unmarried  in  1796.  But  the  first  baro- 
net had  two  younger  sons,  viz.  :  Thomas,  LL.D.,  and  Miles.  Dr.  Thomas 
Temple  Is  said  to  have  been  a  fellow  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  afterwards  a 
minister  at  Battersea  in  Surrey  (1G41),  a  preacher  often  before  the  Long  Parlia- 
ment. I  should  certainly  be  inclined  to  identify  him  with  Thomas  Temple  who 
was  matriculated  at  Hart  Hall,  Oxford,  Oct.  13,  1620,  aged  17,  of  Bucks.,  son  of 
a  baronet;  and  who  was  B.C.L.  1624,  D.C.L.  1633,  at  Oxford.  He  is  supposed 
to  have  had  a  grandson  Robert  Temple  of  Mount  Temple,  co.  Westmeath.  He 
certainly  had  a  son  Thomas  named  in  the  will  of  Sir  Thomas  Temple  in  1671. 

The  fourth  son  of  the  first  baronet  was  Miles  Temple  of  Dover,  an  officer  in 
the  Customs  under  the  Parliament.  He  had  three  wives,  and  by  the  first  had 
two  sons  and  one  daughter,  the  eldest  son  being  Miles.  This  will  seems  to  give 
a  clue  to  either  the  father  or  son,— Miles,  who  married  Mary  Griffith,  and  who 
had  been  a  scrivener  in  London.  As  the  true  pedigree  of  Sir  John  Temple  who 
claimed  the  baronetcy  has  never  been  ascertained,  although  his  descendants 
still  hold  the  honor,  it  is  desirable  that  search  be  made  into  the  descendants  of 
both  Thomas  and  Miles.  We  know  only  this  much,  that  Capt.  Robert  Temple, 
the  emigrant,  father  to  our  Sir  John,  wrote  that  in  1717  he  came  to  New  Eng- 
land, taking  ship  at  Plymouth  "where  lived  an  uncle  of  mine,  one  Mr.  Nathaniel 
White,  a  merchant,  and  an  old  inhabitant  of  that  town."  See  Nichols's  Herald 
and  Genealogist,  iv.  pp.  11-13.  W.  H.  Whitmore.] 

1(581 — Will  of  Thomas  Griffith,  Citizen  &  Plasterer  of  London,  of  St. 
Leonards  parish  in  Shoreditch,  co  Middx. ;  dated  15  June,  pro  15  Sept. 
1681;  To  be  buried  in  St.  Mary  Aldermary  in  London;  names  brother 
William  &  his  wife;  kinswoman  Elizabeth  Kenton;  bequest  to  town  of 
Hinckly,  Leicestershire ;  brother  Richard  Griffith ;  Daniel  Top  of  Hinckly 
&  his  wife  ;  brother  Isaiah  Bray;  Aunt  Kinton;  Aunt  Griffith  of  Sapcoat; 
£200  due  from  Thomas  Norton  of  Stepney  on  mortgage;  wife  Elizabeth 
Executrix  ;  Overseers,  Daniel  Morrice  &  John  Pinck. 

P.  C.  C.     North,  129. 
[To  be  continued.] 


THE    OLD   MORTON   AND    TAYLOR  ESTATES    IN 

DORCHESTER. 

By  David  Clapp,  of  Boston. 

A  year  or  more  ago  there  appeared  in  some  of  the  papers  of  this 
city,  and  in  one  at  least  of  our  monthly  magazines,  descriptive 
accounts  of  the  Taylor  mansion  and  estate  on  Dudley  Street  in 
Dorchester,  which  had  then  just  passed  out  of  the  hands  of  the  Taylor 
heirs,  and  the  ancient  and  elegant  mansion  was  about  being  de- 
molished. These  accounts  contained  the  assertion  that  the  Hon. 
Perez  xMorton,  whose  death  took  place  in  1837,  lived  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  and  died  on  that  estate.  Although  scores  of  living 
witnesses,  including  some  of  the  direct  descendants  of  Mr.  Morton, 
could  then  attest  the  fact  that  for  many  years  he  lived,  and 
finally  died,  in  the  Pavilion,  so  called,  situated  in  the  northerly  part 
of  what  is  now  Pleasant  Street;  and  although  an  effort  was  made  to 
correct  the  mistake  in  one  paper  where  it  had  appeared,  the  asser- 
tion was  still  persisted  in.     Being  desirous  that  the  truth  in  the 


1892.]  Morton  and  Taylor  Estates  in  Dorchester.  79 

matter  should  be  ascertained  from  some  unquestioned  source,  I  after- 
wards spent  what  few  leisure  moments  I  could  command  in  looking 
into  public  records,  and  was  enabled  to  make  out  from  them  a  tole- 
rably clear  and  I  think  correct  history  of  the  ownership  and  occupa- 
tion by  Mr.  Morton  of  the  two  estates  mentioned,  of  both  of  which 
it  is  now  certain  that  at  different  times  he  was  the  owner  and  on 
which  he  resided. 

Mr.  Morton's  residence,  after  his  marriage  in  1781,  as  we  learn 
from  the  Boston  Directory  of  1789  and  other  reliable  sources,  was 
in  Boston,  on  the  lower  corner  of  State  and  Exchange  Streets,  the 
site  now  occupied  by  the  Union  Bank.  The  first  authentic  document 
found  connecting  him  in  any  way  with  Dudley  Street  in  Dorchester, 
is  a  deed  bearing  date  Oct.  11,  1794,  and  recorded  in  Norfolk  Reg. 
office,  Lib.  3,  fol.  159, — by  which  deed  Samuel  Bird,  of  Dorchester, 
for  £200  conveys  to  Perez  Morton,  of  Boston,  a  piece  of  land 
u  bounded  S.  W.  on  the  public  road  leading  from  Boston  to  Dor- 
chester Meeting-house  [Dudley  St.]  ;  S.  E.  on  land  of  William  Hum- 
phrey and  Mary  Bird ;  N.  on  land  of  Samuel  and  Ezekiel  Bird ;  and 
N.  W.  on  road  leading  to  Dorchester  Point  [Cottage  St.],  contain- 
ing by  estimation  four  acres  more  or  less."  To  this  was  added  by 
deed  of  April  6,  1796  (Lib.  16,  fol.  143),  two  quarters  and  11  roods 
of  land  adjoining,  conveyed  by  Samuel  and  Ezekiel  Bird  on  condi- 
tion that  Morton  keep  certain  fences  in  repair ;  and  by  another  deed, 
Jan.  11,  1802  (Lib.  16,  fol.  142),  William  Humphrey  conveys  to  Mr. 
Morton,  for  $200,  half  an  acre  more  of  contiguous  land,  "  bounded 
north  on  said  Morton's  land  or  garden." 

During  the  eight  years  embraced  in  these  three  purchases  of  land, 
Mr.  Morton  had  erected  a  house  thereon,  into  which  he  removed, 
probably  from  State  St.  in  Boston,  and  in  which  he  lived  until  a 
period  not  later  than  1808.  For  he  was  already  in  possession,  by 
right  of  his  wife,  of  a  more  extensive  and  attractive  piece  of  land  in 
the  town,  a  mile  or  less  to  the  Eastward — known  as  Allen's  Plain — 
a  perfectly  level  and  open  tract  of  some  12  or  15  acres — to  which 
he  seems  now  to  have  turned  his  attention  and  on  which  he  was 
apparently  spending  his  money.  This  would  appear  by  the  fact  that 
on  Sept.  27th,  1803,  for  $14,100  he  mortgaged  to  his  brother  Joseph 
Morton  his  whole  Dudley  Street  estate,  comprising,  as  the  deed  says 
(21-49), "  all  that  my  estate  in  Dorchester  on  which  my  dwelling-house 
now  stands,  together  with  all  the  land,  appurtenant  and  belonging 
thereto,  which  1  purchased  of  Samuel  Bird  and  Ezekiel  Bird  [bound- 
aries given  as  above],  containing  by  estimation  five  acres  more  or 
less,  with  all  the  buildings  thereon  standing,"  &c.  &c.  This  mort- 
gage seems  never  to  have  been  discharged.  And  here  terminated 
Mr.  Morton's  connection  with  the  Dudley  Street  estate;  for  by 
deed  bearing  date  of  July  7,  1808  (Lib.  31,  f.  190)  Joseph  Morton 
conveys  to  Cornelius  Coolidge  of  Boston,  in  consideration  of  $15,000 
to  be  paid  by  said  Coolidge  in  seven  yearly  instalments  of  $2,142.85 
vol.  xlvi.  7* 


80  Morton  and  Taylor  Estates  in  Dorchester.  [Jan. 

each,  "all  that  estate  in  Dorchester  on  which  the  dwelling  house 
now  stands  late  in  the  improvement  of  Perez  Morton,  Esq.,  with  all 
the  appurtenance  thereto  belonging,  and  buildings  thereon  standing, 
said  premises,  however,  subject  to  the  Equity  of  Redemption  of  said 
Perez  Morton  as  by  law  is  in  such  cases  made  and  provided."  All 
these  annual  instalments  were  promptly  paid  by  Coolidge,  the  last 
one  in  1815,  and  the  mortgages  discharged.  The  right  of  Redemp- 
tion by  Mr.  Morton  seems  not  to  have  been  exercised,  so  that  in  1815, 
Mr.  Morton  having  moved  away  certainly  as  early  as  1808  (as 
shown  above),  the  estate  was  in  the  sole  possession  of  Cornelius 
Coolidge,  who  became  the  occupant  of  Mr.  Morton's  mansion  and 
lived  in  it  for  many  years.  On  the  17th  of  January,  1817,  Mr. 
Coolidge,  in  consideration  of  $1  8,000,  conveyed  by  deed  (Norf.  Reg. 
54-78)  to  Barnabas  Hedge  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  his  estate  situated 
in  Dorchester,  with  the  dwelling  house  and  buildings  standing  there- 
on— bounded  as  already  described,  containing  by  estimation  about 
six  acres  and  a  quarter  of  an  acre — being  all  the  premises,  as  he 
says,  "now  occupied  by  me."  On  July  31,  1820,  Mr.  Hedge,  in 
consideration  of  one  hundred  shares  of  the  Bank  of  the  United  States, 
transferred  to  him  by  Samuel  Appleton  of  Boston,  conveys,  by  deed  (63 
-174),  to  Mr.  A.  this  same  estate,  with  boundaries  as  before,  containing 
about  six  or  seven  acres — "  meaning  to  convey  all  the  premises 
formerly  owned  and  now  occupied  by  Cornelius  Coolidge,  which 
were  conveyed  to  me  by  him"  Jan.  17,  1817.  On  Sept.  10,  1828, 
Mr.  Appleton,  in  consideration  of  $12,000  paid  him  by  Nathaniel 
Cogswell  of  Dorchester,  conveys  to  him  by  deed  (76—119)  the 
"  premises  formerly  owned  and  occupied  by  Cornelius  Coolidge  and 
by  him  conveyed  to  Barnabas  Hedge,  and  by  said  Hedge  conveyed 
to  me  by  his  warranty  deed  of  July  31,  1820."  On  Oct.  1,  1828, 
Nathaniel  Cogswell,  gent.,  in  consideration  of  $12,700  paid  him  by 
Charles  Taylor  of  Boston,  gent.,  conveys  to  said  Taylor  (26-270) 
"an  estate  in  said  Dorchester,  with  the  dwelling-house  and  buildings 
standing  thereon  and  all  the  land  appertaining  and  belonging  thereto" 
— bounded  as  in  previous  deeds,  being  six  or  seven  acres  more 
or  less — "  being  the  premises  formerly  owned  and  occupied  by  Cor- 
nelius Coolidge,  by  him  conveyed  to  Barnabas  Hedge,  by  said  Hedge 
to  Samuel  Appleton,  and  by  said  Appleton  conveyed  to  me  by  deed," 
&c.  And  in  1890,  Charles  A.  Welch  and  Wm.  J.  Lovering,  trustees 
under  will  of  Chas.  J.  Taylor,  for  $48,000, — additions  having  been 
made  to  the  estate  in  1841  (Norf.  Reg.  of  Dds,  129-235), — con- 
veyed (Suff.  Reg.  Deeds,  Lib.  1915,  fol.  561)  to  Cheever  Newhall 
the  estate  in  Dudley  Street  with  boundaries  as  given  above,  contain- 
ing, as  by  plan,  218,311  sq.  ft. 

The  exact  time  of  the  removal  of  Mr.  Coolidge  from  the  house  in 
question  after  1820  is  not  known,  but  his  residence  in  Boston  is  given 
in  the  Directory  for  1832  and  subsequent  years,  showing  his  removal 
from  Dorchester  before  that  time. 


1892.]  Morton  and  Taylor  Estates  in  Dorchester.  81 

The  possession  by  the  Mortons  of  the  Pleasant  Street  estate  dates 
back  to  a  period  more  than  a  hundred  years  ago.  Its  various 
transfers  by  deed  through  the  trusteeship  of  some  of  the  prominent 
men  of  Boston,  from  the  time  in  1785  when  it  was  owned  by  Wil- 
liam Allen,  and  whose  dwelling-house  was  burnt  thereon  in  1784,* 
which  land  was  long  used  as  a  training  field,  may  be  in  part  gathered 
from  the  following  extracts  from  a  deed  dated  June  6,  1830,  and 
recorded  in  Norf.  Reg.  Deeds,  Lib.  92,  fol.  107: 

u  Whereas  William  Sullivan  of  Boston,  Esq.  [son  of  Gov.  James], 
conveyed  unto  Sarah  Wentworth  Morton,  wife  of  Perez  Morton,  Esq., 
on  the  26th  of  May,  1816,  a  certain  piece  or  parcel  of  land  in  said 
Dorchester,  bounded  as  follows  : — Beginning  at  a  point  on  the  north- 
erly side  of  the  road  which  runs  easterly  by  the  public  buryino-- 
ground  [now  Stoughton  St.],  whereby  the  land  hereby  conveyed 
adjoins  the  land  of  William  Bird,  and  from  said  point  running  by 
said  road  easterly  535  feet  more  or  less,  then  turning  northerly  and 
bounded  easterly  on  the  road  [Pleasant  St.]  1440  feet  more  or  less, 
to  the  corner  of  another  road  [Cottage  St.],  which  is  a  cross  road 
leading  westerly  by  the  estate  now  in  the  possession  of  Mary  Champ- 
ney  ....  and  on  this  cross  road  bounded  northerly  about  380  feet 
more  or  less,  then  bounded  westerly  on  land  in  possession  of  said 
Mary  Champney  and  by  land  of  said  William  Bird  1390  feet  more 
or  less  to  the  place  of  beginning — Being  the  same  lot  of  land 
that  was  set  off  to  Frederick  Gryer  upon  a  judgment  of  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  recovered  against  William  Allen  the  first  Tuesday 
of  January,  1785.  And  whereas  the  consideration  mentioned  in  said 
deed  executed  by  William  Sullivan,  Esq.  to  Sarah  W.  Morton,  wife 
of  Perez  Morton,  conveying  to  Sarah  W.  in  fee  the  estate  aforesaid 
arose  out  of  the  avails  of  a  certain  house  and  land  situate  in  Bow- 
doin  Square,  Boston,!  which  was  given  by  deed  to  the  said  Sarah  W. 
Morton,  then  bearing  the  name  of  Sarah  Apthorp,  by  her  grand- 
mother Grizzell  Apthorp,  and  afterwards  3old  by  the  said  Perez 
Morton  and  Sarah  W.  Morton  to  John  Trecothick  Apthorp,  Esq. 
And  whereas  the  said  Perez  and  Sarah  W.  Morton,  in  her  right, 
she  being  the  legal  and  equitable  owner  of  said  real  estate,  are  dis- 
posed to  grant  and  convey  the  same  real  estate  in  trust  to  the  end 
and  for  the  purposes  hereinafter  expressed — Now  know  all  Men, 
that  we  the  said  Perez  and  Sarah  W.  Morton  for  and  in  considera- 
tion of  one  dollar  to  us  in  hand  paid  by  Wm.  Sullivan,  John  T.  Ap- 

*  "  1784,  May.  Mr.  Jonathan  Clap's  house  was  burnt,  and  the  fire  flew  from  his  house 
to  Mr.  William  Allen's  barn,  whieh  was  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  which  catcht  in  his  dang  keep 
and  set  his  barn  on  fire,  and  then  his  house,  and  hurnt  them  to  ashes,  with  most  all  his 
furniture,  with  three  horses  and  all  his  carriages." — Diary  of  Col.  Samuel  Pierce,  of  Dor- 
chester, in  "  History  of  Dorchester." 

t  In  Suff.  Reg.  of  Deeds  (Lih.  191,  fol.  57),  1799,  is  recorded  a  deed  by  which  John 
Trecothick  Apthorp,  of  Cambridge,  conveys  to  Samuel  Parkman  of  Boston,  for  #3,500,  "  a 
house  and  land"  in  Bowdoin  Square, — doubtless  the  estate  referred  to  above.  Many  n 
living  can  remember  Mr.  Parkman's  residence  in  one  of  the  two  large  stone  mansions 
fronting  the  open  square  (built  by  him  after  purchasing  the  estate),  with  his  son  Dr.  George 
Parkman's  house  in  the  rear  on  Cambridge  Street. 


82  Morton  and  Taylor  Estates  in  Dorchester.  [Jan. 

thorp  and  Nathaniel  P.  Russell,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  do  hereby  give,  bar- 
gain, sell  and  convey  the  same  real  estate  unto  them  the  said,"  &c. 
"  in  trust  nevertheless,  and  to  the  uses,  purposes,  &c.  in  this  In- 
strument set  forth,  <fcc. — that  is  to  say,  to  permit  the  said  Perez 
and  Sarah  W.  Morton  during  their  joint  lives  to  use,  occupy  and 
improve  the  said  real  estate  or  to  lease  the  same  and  receive  the 
rents  and  profits  thereof,"  &c.  &c.  In  the  remainder  of  the  deed 
provision  is  made  for  Mrs.  M.  if  she  survive  her  husband,  and  other 
conditions  secure  to  her  the  right  of  finally  disposing  of  the  estate. 
Notwithstanding  all  these  transfers,  provisions,  &c,  apparently  for 
the  security  of  the  estate  to  the  Morton  family,  Peter  C.  Brooks, 
acting  as  trustee,  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Morton  in  1837,  by  deed 
dated  July  20,  1838,  confirms  to  Mrs.  M.  for  her  own  use  all  the 
estate  which  had  not  been  otherwise  disposed  of.  Various  transfers 
of  the  property  took  place  after  Mr.  Morton's  death  and  during 
his  widow's  residence  on  it,  but  it  is  not  part  of  the  writer's  plan  to 
continue  further  a  history  of  its  ownership  and  occupation.  Mrs.  M. 
died  in  Quincy,  May  14,  1 846.  She  was  a  lady  of  well-known  literary 
merit  in  the  early  part  of  this  century,  was  author  of  a  volume  of 
poems  and  also  of  various  miscellaneous  articles  in  prose  and  verse, 
and  of  a  work  entitled  "  My  Mind  and  its  Thoughts."*  The  families 
of  herself  and  her  husband  were  connected  in  various  ways  with  the 
leading  characters  of  the  time,  and  the  Pavilion  where  the  Mortons 
resided — in  itself  a  unique  and  most  attractive  building — was  for 
many  years  the  centre  of  a  brilliant  array  of  men  and  women  con- 
spicuous in  law,  literature  and  fashion.  Being  brought  up  myself 
in  its  near  vicinity,  I  well  remember  it  and  its  inmates  from  my 
earliest  years,  and  can  now  distinctly  recall  the  aged  Morton  couple 
seated  on  their  broad  piazza  and  erjoying  the  south-westerly  summer 
breezes  as  they  swept  across  the  open  plain.  The  Pavilion  was 
taken  down  not  many  years  after  Mrs.  Morton's  death,  and — delight- 
ful as  the  location  is — no  dwelling-house  has  since  taken  its  place. 
Its  site  is  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  spot  where  stood  the  first 
rude  thatch-roofed  meeting-house  of  the  Dorchester  emigrants,  and  on 
the  first  street  in  the  town  laid  out  by  them,  for  many  years  known 
as  Green  Lane. 

The  story  of  Mr.  Morton's  occupancy  of  the  two  estates  in  Dor- 
chester, as  shown  by  the  abstracts  of  public  records  above  given 
and  plain  inferences  therefrom,  may  be  briefly  summed  up  as  follows : 

*  Mrs.  Morton  was  also  the  author  of  "  The  Power  of  Sympathy  or  the  Triumph  of 
Nature,"  2  volumes,  12  mo.,  published  by  I.  Thomas  &  Co.,  Boston,  1789.  It  was  advertised 
in  the  Independent  Chronicle,  Boston,  January  22,  1789,  as  published  that  day,  and  was 
called,  probably  correctly,  the  "The  First  American  Novel."  The  second  American  novel 
was,  I  presume,  "The  Coquette,  or  the  History  of  Eliza  Wharton,"  by  Mrs.  Hannah  Fos- 
ter, first  published  at  Boston  in  1797;  the  third  and  fourth,  "  Wieland  "  1798,  and  "  Arthur 
Mervyn,"  1799,  both  by  Charles  Brockden  Brown.  Then  follow  in  1801,  but  in  what  order 
I  do  not  know,  "  Female  Quixotism :  Exhibited  in  the  Romantic  Opinions  and  Extravagant 
Adventures  of  Dorcassina  Sheldon,"  by  Mrs.  Tabitha  Tenney,  Newburyport;  and  three- 
other  works  by  Brown :  Jane  Talbot,  Edgar  Huntley  and  Clara  Howard. — Editor. 


1892.]         Morton  and  laylor  ^Estates  in  Dorchester,  83 

After  the  purchase  of  his  first  lot  of  land  on  Dudley  Street  in 
1794,  he  erected  on  it  a  mansion  house,  removing  into  it  from  State 
Street,  Boston,  and  occupied  it  for  ten  or  more  years,  vacating  it,  as 
has  been  shown,  certainly  as  early  as  1808.  This  house  was  evi- 
dently no  mean  affair;  for  the  estate  itself,  which  a  very  few  years 
before  had  cost  the  purchaser  a  comparatively  small  sum,  was  in 
1803,  after  the  house  was  erected,  mortgaged  for  $14000,  and  in 
1808  sold  for  $15000.  There  can  scarcely  be  a  doubt  that  this 
valuable  house  was  no  other  than  the  well-known  building,  which, 
having  been  occupied  for  three  quarters  of  a  century  afterwards  in 
succession  by  Coolidge,  Hedge  and  others,  and  finally  by  the  Tay- 
lors, has  been  latterly  known  as  the  Taylor  Mansion. 

Before  moving  away  from  Dudley  Street,  Mr.  Morton  would  most 
likely  have  erected  another  house  ready  for  occupancy,  and  as  the 
Pleasant  St.  land  has  been  shown  to  have  been  then  in  possession 
of  his  wife  and  himself,  it  is  natural  to  suppose  that  he  built  thereon, 
and  that  the  house  erected  was  no  other  than  the  Pavilion,*  in 
which  it  is  well  known  he  resided  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  dying 
there  Oct.  14,  1837. 

A  few  words  may  be  said  about  the  Hon.  Perez  Morton  himself. 
He  was  born  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  Nov.  13, 1751 ;  Harv.  Univ.  1771; 
Speaker  Mass.  Ho.  of  Rep.  1806-1811;  Attor.  Gen.  Mass.  1811- 
1832;  del.  to  State  Conv.  1820.  He  married,  May  24,  1781,  Sarah 
Wentworth  Apthorp,  who  was  born  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  Aug.  29, 
1759,  and  died  in  Quincy,  Mass.,  May  14,  1846.  In  1789  they 
were  living  in  a  house  in  Boston  on  the  lower  corner  of  State  and 
Exchange  Streets — the  former  site  of  the  Boston  Custom  House. 
The  deed  by  which  this  "  brick  mansion  house,"  as  it  is  therein 
called,  with  land  and  outhouses  thereto  belonging,  was  conveyed  to 
Mr.  Morton  (Suff.  D.,  Lib.  148,  fol.  189),  bears  the  date  of  1784. 
The  grantor  was  Thos.  Apthorp,  of  London,  late  of  Boston,  who  for 
",£150  lawful  money  of  New  England,"  conveys  the  property  which 
his  late  father  Charles  W.  Apthorp,  who  was  a  loyalist,  formerly 
held.  Eight  years  before  this  transaction,  Mr.  Morton  was  brought 
conspicuously  before  his  fellow  citizens.  In  April,  1776,  ten  months 
after  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  the  body  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren 
was  found  and  identified.  The  masonic  fraternity,  of  which  he  was 
a  conspicuous  member,  at  once  made  arrangements  for  the  funeral 
ceremonies,  which  took  place  at  King's  Chapel,  on  the  8th  of  April. 
Perez  Morton,  then  a  promising  young  lawyer  and  a  mason,  was 
selected  to  deliver  a  public  address  on  the  occasion.     As  Mrs.  John 

*  The  house,  according  to  my  imperfect  recollection  of  the  details  of  a  familiar  object 
seen  daily  from  infancy,  comprised  an  extensive  square  lower  or  ground  story,  with 
a  broad  piazza  in  front.  A  second  story,  still  smaller  in  floor  surface,  rested  symmetri- 
cally on  the  centre  of  the  first,  with  both  stories  low  studded.  It  was  a  common  report  in  my 
boyhood,  that  another  story  still  smaller  in  extent  once  crowned  this  second  story,  and  that 
the  peculiar  shape  of  the  structure  was  copied  from  buildings  in  countries  where  hurricanes 
are  frequent.  The  building,  as  now  remembered,  had  the  appearance  of  having  been 
painted  of  a  dark  greyish  color. 


84  Notes  and  Queries.  [Jan. 

Adams  wrote  at  the  time, — "  A  young  fellow  could  not  have  wished 
a  finer  opportunity  to  display  his  talents."  The  oration  was  well 
received,  and  did  much  credit  to  the  orator.  His  startling  apostrophe 
to  the  exhumed  remains  before  him — "  Illustrious  relics  !  What  tid- 
ings from  the  grave?  Why  hast  thou  left  the  peaceful  mansions  of 
the  tomb,  to  visit  again  this  troubled  earth  ?"  must  have  deeply 
stirred  the  hearts  of  his  audience.  From  that  time  Mr.  Morton  took 
rank  with  the  leading  spirits  of  the  Revolution.  Long  afterwards, 
one  of  his  latest  public  duties  was  acting  as  State's  Attorney,  assisted 
by  Daniel  Webster,  in  the  celebrated  trial  of  the  Knapps  at  Salem, 
1830,  for  the  murder  of  Capt.  Joseph  White. 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Notes. 


Whitson's  Bay. — Mr.  Alexander  Brown's  works  on  the  Genesis  of  the  United 
States  is  recognized  as  a  work  of  rare  value,  but  it  contains  a  map  the  import- 
ance of  which  has  hardly  been  appreciated, — the  large  map  copied  for  the 
Spanish  minister  Velasco,  in  1610,  from  a  map  drawn  for  King  James,  shoving 
all  the  English  discoveries  down  to  date.  The  internal  evidence  shows  that 
the  map  included  operations  in  1608,  as  Jamestown  appears  thereon.  As  a  map 
of  the  coast  of  the  United  States,  it  is  of  extreme  interest,  and  would  justify 
lengthy  discussion.  In  connection  with  New  York,  it  shows  that  the  name 
Manhattan  was  applied  to  the  Jersey  shore  as  well ;  and  it  is  probable  that  Henry 
Hudson  had  a  copy,  or  its  equivalent,  on  his  exploration  of  1609,  which  dissi- 
pated the  great  sea  with  which  the  Hudson,  the  ancient  river  of  St.  Anthony, 
then  stood  connected.  But  here  I  wish  simply  to  call  attention  to  its  value  in 
connection  with  New  England.  In  various  papers  and  contributions  the  writer 
has  sought  to  make  two  points:  (1.)  That  the  river  discovered  in  Maine,  by 
Weymouth  in  his  exploration  of  1605,  was  not  the  St.  George,  but  the  Kenne- 
bec, otherwise  the  Sagadahock,  to  which  Popham's  expedition  sailed  in  1607 ; 
(2.)  That  Martin  Bring  did  not  follow  Gosnold  to  Cuttyhunk  in  1603,  but  that  he 
harbored  at  Plymouth  with  his  two  ships,  where  for  six  weeks  he  was  engaged 
in  getting  sassafras.  Now  this  map  establishes  both  positions  as  true,  since 
the  Kennebec  and  its  neighborhood  are  shown  with  great  particularity,  while 
there  is  no  indication  watever  of  any  St.  George's  River,  which  would  inevitably 
have  been  shown  if  the  river  had  been  discovered  and  explored.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  claim  that  Plymouth  harbor  was  named  Whitson's  Bay,  after  the  Mayor 
of  Bristol,  in  1603,  is  also  shown  to  be  correct,  in  that  this  map,  with  Plymouth 
harbor  delineated,  two  years  before  Champlain  surveyed  and  mapped  the  port, 
shows  the  harbor  distinctly  as  WhUson's  Bay.  The  writer  had  already  shown 
that  no  early  map  ever  gave  the  slightest  representation  of  the  St.  George 
River,  but  this  new  map,  which  Mr.  Brown  has  furnished  from  the  archives  of 
Samancas  (together  with  the  plan  of  the  fort  on  the  Kennebec),  destroys  the 
last  hope  of  the  advocates  of  the  St.  George  theory,  puncturing  and  exploding 
their  specious  arguments,  by  which  the  St.  George  has  been  transferred  into  a 
noble  and  splendid  stream,  agreeing  with  the  description  of  the  Kennebec. 

B.  F.  DeCosta. 


King  Heraldry. — In  the  floor  of  St.  George's  Church,  Basseterre,  on  the 
Island  of  St.  Kitts,  W.  I.,  is  a  gravestone  with  the  following  inscription: 
"  Here  lies  Interred  the  Body  of  Benjamin  King  of  this  Island,  Esq'. ,  who 

parted    this    Life     *     *     *     of  Dec.    Ann..    Domini,    17**,    in    the  Forty   tilth 
Year  of  his  age."    This  stone  bears  a  heraldic  device  which,  though  much  de- 


1892.] 


N'otes  and  Queries. 


85 


faced  by  time  and  the  fire  which  devastated  Basseterre  many  years  ago,  may  be 
easily  deciphered  as  having  on  the  shield  a  lion  rampant,  between  crosses  cross- 
let,  and  a  crest,  a  demi  ostrich  rising  out  of  a  coronet. 

The  stone  was  examined  and  the  inscription  and  arms  copied  by  Harrison 
Ellery,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  while  on  a  visit  to  the  West  Indies  a  few  years  ago. 
It  was  also  photographed  by  Mr.  C.  C.  Lyon  of  St.  Kitts,  in  181)0,  and  copies 
were  sent  to  the  writer.  The  arms  in  question  are  those  of  King  of  Devon- 
shire and  Torcester,  Co.  North.,  as  given  in  Burke's  General  Armory,  viz.: 
4 '  Sable,  a  lion  rampant  or,  crowned  argent,  between  three  cross  crosslets  or. 
Crest,  out  of  a  ducal  coronet  or,  a  demi  ostrich  argent,  wings  endorsed,  beak 
of  the  first." 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Henry  George  King,  Esq.,  of  Basseterre,  in  search- 
ing the  Register  of  St.  George's  Church,  in  February  last,  the  following  entries 
were  found  :  "  Baptism,  1749,  May  28,  Benjamin,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
King.  Burial,  1760,  Dec.  23,  Benjamin  King,  Esq."  It  is  not  improbable  that 
this  is  the  record  of  baptism  and  burial  of  Benjamin  King  who  is  under  the 
heraldic  gravestone,  but  nothing  is  known  with  certainty. 

It  is  an  established  fact,  however,  that  Daniel  King,  Jr.,  Gent.,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.,  born  about  1636,  was  in  1687  a  resident  merchant  on  the  Island  of  St. 
Kitts.  He  was  the  son  of  Mr.  Daniel  Klnge,  Senr.,  of  Lynn,  and  grandson  of 
Ralphe  Kinge  of  Watford,  Hertfordshire,  England,  as  set  forth  in  the  writer's 
recently  published  "  Pedigree  of  King  of  Lynn." 

Can  anyone  throw  any  light  on  the  ancestry  of  Benjamin  King  who  is  buried 
in  St.  George's  Church,  and  his  relationship,  if  any,  to  Daniel  King,  Jr.? 

Also,  is  there  any  evidence  of  the  early  use  of  the  St.  Kitts  coat  of  arms  by 
the  Kings  of  Lynn?  Rufus  King. 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Robert  Bailey  Thomas,  author  of  the  Old  Farmer's  Almanack,  was  a  son  of 
William  and  Azubah  (Goodale)  Thomas,  of  Shrewsbury,  and  was  born  at  the 
house  of  his  maternal  grandfather  in  Grafton,  on  April  24,  1766.  He  was  mar- 
ried on  November  17,  1803,  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Phineas  and  Hannah  (Buss) 
Beaman,  of  Princeton,  who  was  born  on  April  17,  1774.  Most  of  his  life  was 
passed  in  the  neighboring  towns  of  Sterling,  Boylston  and  West  Boylston, 
though  continually  living  on  the  same  farm.  While  engaged  in  collecting 
material  for  a  sketch  of  Mr.  Thomas,  which  appears  in  the  centennial  number 
of  the  Almanack  for  1892,  I  copied,  on  August  7,  1891,  the  following  epitaphs 
relating  to  his  family.  They  are  found  in  the  "  Leg"  Burying-ground,  situated 
near  the  boundary  line  of  West  Boylston.  s.  a.  g. 

In  Memoria  de 

William  Thomas, 

who  DIED 

June  13,  1810. 
Aged  85  years. 

J.  Park,  Groton  [fecitj. 


AZUBAH  THOMAS 

wife  of 

William  Thomas, 

w  died 

Jan.  14.  1781. 

Mt.  43  yrs. 

Esther  Thomas, 

Second  vrife  of 

William  Thomas, 

died 

Dec.  27,  1831. 

Mt.  88  yrs. 


Robert  B.  Thomas  Esq 

Died 

May  19,  1846, 

Mt.  80. 


HANNAH, 

widow  of 

ROBERT  B.  THOMAS  Esq 

late  of  West  Boylston, 

Died  Sept.  28,  1855, 

M.  81  yrs.  5  m 


John  Barton,  of  Boston,  ropemaker,  in  a  deed  signed  25  Jul  v.  1729,  by  him- 
self and  his  wife  Katherine,  speaks  of  "  my  uncle,  Thomas  Barton,  late  of 
Portsmouth,  England,  mercer."  George  A.  GORDON. 


86 


Notes  and  Queries. 


[Jan. 


The  Siege  of  Boston,  1776. — An  event  corroborated  by  American  and  Eng- 
lish Officers.     Contributed  by  Albert  A.  Folsom,  Esq. : 


February  23d.  1776.  Ensign  Lyman 
of  Huntington's  regiment,  with  a  small 
party,  took  a  Corporal  and  two  men, 
who  were  centinels  at  Brown's  chim- 
neys, on  Boston  neck,  without  firing  a 
gun.  These  prisoners  reported,  that 
the  heavy  cannon  were  removed  trom 
Bunker's  Hill,  and  put  on  board  ship. 

The  above  is  from  "  Memoirs  of  Maj. 
General  William  Heath.  Written  by 
Himself.  Boston,  1798."  Gen.  Heath 
was  born,  Roxbury,  March  2,  1737; 
died  there  Jan.  24,  1814.  The  Hunt- 
ington mention  was  Colonel  Jedediah 
Huntington,  afterwards  General,  b. 
Norwich,  Ct.,  Aug.  4,  1743;  d.  New 
London,  Sept.  25,  1818.     H.  U.  1763. 


Saturday,  Feb.  24th.  Last  night  a 
Corporal  of  22d,  and  two  Men  of  35th, 
either  Deserted  or  were  taken  from  the 
Chimnies  between  6  or  7  o  Clock. 

The  above  is  from  the  Journal  of 
Col.  Stephen  Kemble.  Deputy  Adj. 
General  of  the  British  army  in  North 
America,  under  Generals  Thomas  Gage, 
Sir  William  Howe,  and  Sir  Henry  Clin- 
ton, 1773  to  1779,  published  by  the 
New  York  Historical  Society  in  1884. 

Col.  Kemble  was  born  at  New  Bruns- 
wick, New  Jersey,  in  1740.  He  returned 
to  America  in  1805,  and  dwelt  at  New 
Brunswick,  New  Jersey,  until  his  own 
death  in  1829. 

Mrs.  General  Gage  was  Col.  Kemble's 
only  sister. 


Historical  Memoranda. — (Communicated  by  George  A.  Gordon,  A.M.,  of 

Somerville,  Mass.)  : 

June  ye  21st  1755. 
Recd  of  Cap1  Sam11  moor  fifteen  Pound  of  bulets  of  the  provenc  Stors.     I  say 
Recd.  Pr  John  Goffe. 

By  the  HonbIe  Brigr  Gen1  Gage  Commanding  his  Majestys  forces  to  the  West- 
ward. 

Permit  the  bearers  hereof  Major  Moore,  Ll  Chandler  &  Adj*  Stevens  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Reg1  to  Pass  your  Posts  to  Albany,  they  having  my  leave  to  go 
down  to  that  place  for  the  recovery  of  their  healths. 

Given  under  my  hand  at  Oswego  this  30th  of  Septr  1759. 

(Signed)  Thos  Gage. 

To  the  Officers  commanding  at  the  Several  Post  betwixt  Oswego  and  Albany. 
By  the  General's  Command.  (Signed)  W.  Hervey, 

Major  of  Brigade. 

Souhegan  East  May  ye  10th  1746.  Capt.  Colborn  Sr  I  Have  Inlested  John  Mar- 
shell  Juner  John  Marsh  Juner  &  Ezekiel  Greley  into  my  Troop  which  I  hope  is 
with  your  consent  this  from  your  friend  and  Seruant,         John  Chamberlin. 

To  Capt.  Thos  Colburn  of  Nottingham  West.  You  are  Required  in  his  majes- 
tyes  Name  forthwith  to  see  that  all  the  Training  Soldiers  under  your  Command 
and  others  in  your  alarram  List  be  Equipt  with  all  things  as  the  Law  Requires 
and  fail  not  at  your  Perril. 

Dunstable  Aug'  ye  5th  1755.     Zacch8  Lovewell  Leifu  Cou. 
Endorsed 

In  his  majestyes  Saruice 

To  Capt  Tho8  Colburn 
In  Nottingham  West. 


The  Great  House  at  Strawberry  Banice. — The  author  of  Rambles  about 
Portsmouth  seems  to  have  fallen  into  error  in  assigning  a  date  when  the  Great 
House  (built  in  1631)  had  become  a  ruin.  After  alluding  to  the  fact  that  Presi- 
dent John  Cutt  had  by  will,  in  1680,  given  it  to  his  son  Samuel,  Mr.  Brewster 
says:  "The  house  was  then  probably  in  a  dilapidated  condition,  for  in  1685  it 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries.  87 

is  recorded  that  the  house  had  fallen  down  and  the  ruins  were  then  visible." 
First  Series  (2d  Ed.),  page  21. 

Brewster  does  not  cite  his  authority  :  and  it  may  be  that  1685  is  a  typographical 
error  for  some  later  date. 

In  the  Rockingham  Registry  of  Deeds,  at  Exeter,  is  the  record  of  a  convey- 
ance of  land  in  Portsmouth,  by  Samuel  Penhallow  (and  Mary,  his  wife),  to  John 
Snell,  dated  29  August,  1692,  which  describes  the  premises  as  being  "  near  ye 
house  in  which  John  Partridge  now  Dwelleth  comonly  called  ye  great  house  in 
ye  towne  of  Portsm0."    Lib.  6,fol.  151.  Frank  W.  Hackett. 


Warren  and  Waters. — Dr.  Ira  Warren,  of  Boston  (1806-1864),  says  in  his 
"Household  Physician,"  "  I  say  to  all  young  persons,  value  very  highly  the 
knowledge  of  your  family  history,  which  you  may  easily  learn  from  your  par- 
ents, grandparents,  uncles  and  aunts ;  and  esteem  those  very  highly  who  are 
able  to  impart  it  to  you.  Soon  the  living  records  will  be  suddenly  blotted  by 
the  hand  of  death,  and  then  no  regret  for  past  negligence  will  enable  you  to 
repair  your  loss,  if  you  have  mis-improved  your  opportunity." 

Dr.  Warren  was  one  of  nine  children  of  Asa  and  Jemima  (Kellogg)  Warren, 
as  follows, — Orson,  Sylvanus,  Asa,  Stephen,  Silas,  Ira,  Hiram,  Diadany  and 
Lucy.  In  his  will  of  April  28,  1864,  the  doctor  mentions  his  wife  Ruth  S.,  his 
brother  Silas,  sister  Lucy  Wells  of  Hustisford,  Wis.,  his  nephew  Ira,  son  of 
his  brother  Asa  of  London,  Ont.,  his  nephew  Ira,  son  of  Manton  of  Minn.,  his 
nephew  Dewey  K.  Warren  of  Boston,  his  wife's  brother  Thomas  Turner,  Win- 
throp,  Suffolk  Co.,  Mass.,  bequeaths  a  section  of  land  in  Clark  Co.,  Iowa,  a  farm 
in  Pembroke,  Mass.,  and  the  remainder  of  his  estate  to  Tufts  College,  Medford, 
Mass.,  to  found  Warren  Observatory. 

His  brother,  Asa  Kellogg  Warren,  b.  in  Vt.  Mar.  22,  1798,  was  m.  to  Clarissa 
Waters  (b.  in  Vt.  June  27,  1802),  by  Col.  Thomas  Talbot,  in  the  "  London  Dis- 
trict," of  Canada,  Sept.  18,  1820,  and  had  8  daughters  and  1  son.  He  d.  near 
London,  Middlesex  Co.,  Ont.,  May  3,  1867.  She  d.  at  Ailsa  Craig,  Ont.,  Feb. 
27,  1881. 

Dr.  Ira  Warren  used  to  say  that  his  grandfather,  Col.  Gideon  Warren  of  the 
Revolution  (lived  in  the  southern  towns  of  Vermont  but  died  at  the  house  of 
his  son  Caleb  in  Hampton,  N.  Y.),  was  a  personal  friend  of  Ethan  Allen,  and  a 
first  cousin  to  Gen.  Joseph  Warren,  M.D.  (1741-1775),  of  Bunker  Hill  fame. 
For  proof  or  disproof  of  this  last  statement  I  shall  be  very  grateful. 

Charles  Wells  Waters,  b.  in  Georgia,  Chittenden  Co.,  Vt.,  June  4,  1796,  was 
taken  to  Canada  in  1802,  with  his  parents,  and  lived  at  Longville  on  the  Ottawa 
River  14  years;  m.  Diadany  Warren  Jan.  14,  1815,  and  moved  to  Southwold, 
Elgin  Co.,  Qnt.,  in  1816,  and  settled  on  "Front  Street,"  near  Col.  Mahlon  Bur- 
well.  They  had  7  daughters  and  6  sons.  Mrs.  Waters  d.  Dec.  4,  1873,  aged  78 ; 
he  cl.  in  1880. 

His  father,  Trueman  Waters,  b.  in  Conn,  m.  Phila  Wells  and  had  one  son  and 
two  daughters  in  Vermont.  From  there  he  moved  with  his  son  Charles  W.  to 
Southwold,  Ont.,  and  there  married  a  second  wife,  and  died  in  1852,  aged  82. 
Phila  Waters,  sister  of  Charles  W.,  b.  1799,  m.  Samuel  Pierce  in  Elgin  Co.,  and 
had  3  sons  and  3  daughters.     Clarissa,  before  mentioned,  m.  Asa  Warren,  jun. 

Trueman  Waters's  father  was  Capt.  Abel  Waters,  b.  in  R.  I.,  and  his  father 
from  Wales.  Capt.  A.  W.'s  family  were  Lucy,  Betty  Ann,  Eunice,  Sally, 
Trueman,  Daniel  and  Charles.  His  wife  was  a  Tomlinson;  both  died  at  Long- 
ville, Can. :  he  was  82.  Wm.  E.  Chute. 


Woodbridge.— John  Woodbridge  has  children  born  in  York,  of  Elizabeth  his 
wife,  the  daughter  of  George  Norton,  viz. :  1.  John  Woodbridge,  b.  Sept.  29, 
1718.  2.  Mercy  Woodbridge,  b.  June  21,  1720.  3.  Freelove  Woodbridge,  b. 
Nov.  29,  1722.  4.  Lois  Woodbridge,  b.  April  28,  1725.  5.  Eunice  Woodbridge, 
b.  Sept.  8,  1727.     6.  Paul  Woodbridge,  b.  March  28,  1730. 

Town  Becords  (Births  and  Deaths)   York,  Maine,  vol.  i.  page  35. 

Portsmouth,  Indian  Servant  of  John  Woodbridge,  died  April  20,  1720,  aged  — . 
Ibid,  page  3.  Frank  W.  Hack  kit. 

VOL.    XL VI.  8 


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88  Notes  and  Queries.  [Jan. 

Queries. 

Weeks. — I  wish  to  beg  the  assistance  of  your  readers  towards  fixing  the 
original  home  of  a  certain  Thomas  Weeks  or  Weekes,  who  appeared  in  Perqui- 
mans County,  North  Carolina,  between  1723  and  1727.  He  is  mentioned  in  the 
records  for  the  first  time  in  the  latter  year.  His  wife  was  named  Anne.  He  is 
called  "gentleman"  and  "school-teacher."  He  acquired  a  considerable  local 
prominence ;  he  was  sheriff  of  the  county,  represented  it  in  the  General  Assembly 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  for  many^years  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  judge 
of  the  general  court.  He  died  in  17G3,  leaving  one  or  two  daughters  and  six 
sons,  whose  names  were  Thomas,  John,  Benjamin,  Samuel,  James  and  Wilson. 
The  descendants  of  Thomas  are  still  numerous.  The  other  lines  are  almost 
extinct.  He  left  a  large  property,  consisting  chiefly  of  negroes  and  real  estate. 
I  think  he  emigrated  to  North  Carolina  from  Massachusetts.  I  should  be  glad 
to  correspond  with  any  one  who  can  give  me  any  light  as  to  his  earlier  home, 
his  personal  history  and  his  family  connections.  Stephen  B.  Weeks. 

Trinity  College,  Trinity,  North  Carolina. 


Taber — Morehouse. — Lydia  Foster  (b.  21  Feb.  1762),  daughter  of  James 
Foster  and  Mary  Lewis  of  Kochester,  married  (27  Apr.  1786)  Richard  Taber  of 
Dartmouth  and  New  York  City.  Their  son,  David  Corey  Taber,  of  New  York 
City,  married  Esther  Morehouse  (b.  8  Dec.  1791,  at  Saugatuck,  now  Westport, 
Fairfield  County,  Conn.). 

The  undersigned  will  be  glad  to  receive  any  information  about  the  ancestry 
of  either  Richard  Taber  or  Esther  Morehouse.         Sidney  Richmond  Taber. 

The  Brambles,  Lake-Forest,  Illinois. 


Church. — Information  is  desired  as  to  the  ancestry  of  Simeon  Church  of 
Chester  Parish,  Saybrook,  Conn.,  b.  about  1708,  who  d.  there  Oct.  7,  1792,  in 
84th  year,  and  his  wife  Eunice,  b.  about  1719,  who  d.  there  July  16,  1809,  in  90th 
year,  with  dates  of  marriage  of  their  children  :  Titus,  Pawlet,  Vt.,  1803  ;  Eunice, 
who  m.  Phineas  Warner,  Saybrook,  1803;  Philemon,  Saybrook,  1803;  John, 
Winchester,  Conn.,  1803;  Samuel,  Saybrook,  1803,  and  dates  and  places  of  death 
of  the  above,  except  Eunice,  and  also  of  Lois,  wife  of  Simeon  Brooks,  Saybrook, 
1803;  Eliza,  wife  of  Isaiah  Huntley,  Marlow,  N.  H.,  1803,  and  Simeon,  Rensse- 
laerville,  N.  Y.,  1803. 

Also  respecting  the  ancest^  of  the  following  early  settlers  of  Granville, 
Mass.,  viz.  :  Samuel  Church,  b.  about  1708,  who  died  1792,  aged  84,  and  Jonathan 
Church,  b.  about  1713,  who  cl.  April  13,  1809,  aged  95. 

77  Wall  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn.  Lucius  M.  Boltwood. 


Willoughby  Queries. — 1.  Deputy  Governor  Francis  Willoughby,  of  Charles- 
town,  Mass.,  in  his  will  June  4,  1670,  gives  to  "  cousin  March  liberty  during  her 
widowhood  to  live  in  and  make  use  of  my  house  in  which  she  now  dwells,  rent 
free."    Who  was  "  cousin  March?  " 

2.  The  will  of  William  Willoughby,  son  of  theDep.  Gov.  Francis  Willoughby, 
was  filed  Dec.  7,  1694,  in  Middlesex  Probate  Court.  He  left  to  "  cousin  Eliza- 
beth Moore  £10."    Who  was  she? 

Information  is  desired  by  Mrs.  E.  E.  Salisbury,  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Palmer. — I  am  desirous  of  obtaining  information  relative  to  the  "  West- 
chester Palmer  Genealogy."  I  have  in  my  possession  the  entire  line  of  my  own 
ancestry  from  year  1649  to  present  date,  beginning  with  William  Palmer  of 
Mam-a-roneek,  Westchester  Co.,  N.  York,  but  am  unable  to  trace  beyond  that 
date.  At  the  suggestion  of  a  friend  who  has  had  more  experience  in  tracing  up 
such  matters,  I  have  ventured  to  request  that  you  publish  a  query  in  the  Regis- 
ter, asking  that  anyone  possessing  a  clue  to  information  regarding  books, 
traditions,  or  records,  pertaining  to  said  William  Palmer  of  Westchester,  would 
communicate  with  me.    Address  Mrs.  E.  E.  PorPLETON. 

502  Giddiny's  Ave.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries.  89 

Waterhouse  and  Whitehouse. — Who  were  the  parents  of  Mary  Water- 
house  who  married  Caleb  Robinson  about  1766? 

Any  person  having  a  genealogy  of  the  Whitehouse  family  will  confer  a  favor 
by  addressing  the  subscriber,  William  H.  Kelley. 

No.  142  East  University  St.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


Chandler. — I  write  to  ask  if  any  of  the  readers  of  the  Register  can  assist 
me  in  finding  the  parentage  of  Sarah  Chandler,  born  perhaps  at  Stratford,  Ct., 
and  married  about  1760  to  Andrew  Patterson,  then  of  said  Stratford.  They 
lived  successively  at  Cornwall,  Ct.,  Piermont,  N.  H.,  Wethersfield,  Ct.,  and  New 
Lebanon,  N.  Y.,  where  she  died  1801.  She  does  not  appear  in  Dr.  Chandler's 
Chandler  Family.  Geo.  Dudley  Seymour. 

118  York  St.,  New  Haven,  Ct. 


Replies. 

John  Traske,  Senior,  of  Beverly,  Mass.,  1687-1729. — In  the  inventory  of 
the  estate  of  Osmond  Trask,  of  Beverly,  rendered  by  his  widow  Elizabeth  Trask, 
Administratrix,  March  27,  1677,  as  attests  Robert  Lord,  Cler.  (Ipswich  Records, 
iv.  80),  is  the  following  item  :  "  dew  from  John  Trask  his  Brothers  Son  H02." 
It  was  thought,  for  a  long  time,  that  the  above  had  reference  to  John  Trask, 
son  of  Capt.  William,  of  Salem,  it  being  then  unknown,  to  those  interested, 
that  there  were  any  persons  in  this  country,  at  that  period,  bearing  the  name  of 
John  Trask,  excepting  said  John,  of  Salem,  and  a  minor  son  of  Osmond,  of 
Beverly.  And  yet  there  was  a  great  disparity  between  the  ages  of  Capt.  William 
and  Osmond,  the  latter  being  about  36  or  38  years  the  junior  of  Capt.  William, 
according  to  the  record  of  the  depositions  of  said  parties  made  in  the  years  1660, 
1664  and  1665,  as  printed  in  the  Register,  viii.  163.  It  has,  however,  recently 
come  to  light,  that  there  was  a  John  Traske,  senior,  of  Beverly,  "seafaring 
man,"  who,  on  the  15th  of  March,  1687-8,  with  consent  of  his  wife,  Hannah 
[SolartJ,  for  a  consideration  of  £6. 15s.  conveys  to  Jacob  Grigs,  Cooper,  land  in 
Beverly  (Essex  Deeds,  Lib.  ix.  110).  Again,  John  Traske  Junr.  of  Salem,  sells 
John  Trask,  of  Beverly,  "  seaman,"  2|  acres  of  land  in  Beverly,  April  23,  1694 
(Essex Deeds,  xix.  187).  Finally,  Oct.  28,  1715,  John  Traske,  of  Beverly  "  hus- 
bandman," for  £311  conveys  to  Robert  Morgan,  of  the  same  town,  Cooper,  his 
mansion  or  dwelling  house  and  homestead  adjoining,  in  Beverly,  20  acres ;  also, 
10  acres  of  land  in  Longham  Meadow,  in  said  Beverly,  one-third  part  of  the 
wood  lot  he  bought  in  partnership  with  Nathaniel  Stone,  Junr.  and  Joseph 
Eaton,  and  all  his  Commonages  and  Right  in  the  Common  and  undivided  lands 
in  Beverly.  This  was  acknowledged,  Nov.  2,  1715,  by  said  John  Traske  and 
Hannah,  his  wife,  who  resigned  her  right  of  dower  (Essex  Deeds,  Lib.  xxviii. 
115). 

As  a  sequel  to  this,  we  are  informed  by  the  records  (Middlesex  Deeds,  Lib.  xvii. 
494),  that  William  Reed,  of  Lexington,  Mass.,  on  the  21st  of  September,  1715, 
£430  being  paid  by  John  Traske,  of  Beverly,  "  husbandman,"  sells  said  Traske 
60  acres  of  land  in  Lexington,  with  Mansion  house,  &c.  And  here  the  family 
remained,  John  Traske  conveying  to  his  "  well  beloved  son,"  Nathaniel,  of  Lex- 
ington, his  real  estate  in  Lexington,  60  acres  of  land,  &c,  corresponding  to  the 
grant  made  to  him  by  said  William  Reed,  together  with  his  "  whole  pew  in  the 
Meeting  House,"  Feb.  6,  1728-9  (Middlesex  Deeds,  xxxii.  306). 

Nathaniel,  above,  had  son,  Nathaniel,  born  in  Lexington,  March  18,  1721,  who 
was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Brentwood,  N.  H.,  Dec. 
12,  1748  ;  died  Dec.  12,  1789,  on  the  41st  anniversary  of  his  ordination.  Through 
this  Rev.  Nathaniel  Trask,  grandson  of  John  and  Hannah  Solart)  Trask,  and 
his  brothers  John  and  Jonathan  (the  former  of  whom,  born  in  Lexington,  Feb. 
8,  1717-18,  was  of  Woburn,  1754),  are  descended  many  bearing  our  name,  in 
Maine,  New  Hampshire  and  elsewhere,  and  in  the  male  and  female  branches 
connecting  themselves  with  numerous  families,  among  them  those  of  Batchelder, 
Bemis,  Brown,  Chick,  Cox,  Drew,  Emery,  Ferguson,  Fifield,  Fisk,  Fogg,  Gor- 
don, Greene,  Greenleaf,  Harrington,  Hill,  Hitchcock,  Huse,  Jewell,  Johnson, 


90  Notes  and  Queries,  [Jan. 

Knowlton,  Ladd,  Leavitt,  Leighton,  Leitch,  Moore,  Morris,  Prescott,  Reed, 
Rich,  Robinson,  Sawyer,  Scott,  Simpson,  Soaper,  Spaulding,  Stearns,  Stockwell, 
Thing,  Tufts,  Willard,  Williamson,  Wills,  Woodcock,  Wyman,  and  others. 

See  Hudson's  History  of  Lexington,  page  245 ;  History  and  Genealogy  of  the 
Trask  family,  by  R.  D.  Trask,  Portland,  1877,  12mo.  pp.  36,  where  the  descen- 
dants of  Rev.  Nathaniel  in  one  line  are  given;  Annals  of  Brentwood,  N.  H., 
Congregational  Church  and  Parish,  by  Rev.  Benjamin  A.  Dean,  Boston,  1889; 
Register,  xxxii.  73-75. 

It  would  seem,  therefore,  quite  probable,  that  John  Traske,  senior,  of  Beverly, 
who  married  Hannah  Solart,  and  settled  in  Lexington,  was  the  "  Brothers  Son  " 
mentioned  in  the  Inventory  of  Osmond  Trask,  and  not  John,  the  son  of  Capt. 
William. 

In  conclusion,  the  writer  of  this  is  desirous  of  being  informed  as  to  the  par- 
entage and  time  of  death  of  said  John,  senior,  of  Beverly  and  Lexington. 

William  B.  Trask. 


Marshall  P.  Wilder's  Christian  Names. — Mr.  Wilder  on  several  occasions 
informed  me  that  he  at  first  bore  the  name  of  Marshall  Pinckney  Gerry  Wilder, 
being  so  named  by  his  father  for  John  Marshall,  Charles  Cotesworth  Pinckney 
and  Elbridge  Gerry,  the  envoys  to  France  appointed  in  1797  by  President  John 
Adams.  I  stated  this,  in  a  foot-note  on  page  234  of  the  42d  volume  of  the 
Register,  adding  that  on  one  occasion  Mr.  Wilder,  at  a  meeting  of  the  New- 
England  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  told  the  story  to  his  hearers.  I  find 
that  it  was  at  the  meeting  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  2, 1881,  and  that  his  remarks  are 
printed  in  the  report  of  that  meeting  in  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser  of  Dec.  3. 
The  report  was  written  by  Mr.  Daniel  Weld  Baker,  then  a  member  of  our  Society, 
who  assures  me  that  he  took  particular  pains  to  give  Mr.  Wilder's  statement 
about  his  name  in  his  own  words.  At  that  meeting  a  paper  was  read  by  the 
Rev.  Edwin  M.  Stone  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  entitled  "Reminiscences  of  Marble- 
head."  In  it  Mr.  Stone  referred  to  Elbridge  Gerry  and  the  Gerrymander.  Mr. 
Wilder  made  some  remarks  at  the  close  of  the  paper,  which  are  thus  reported 
in  the  Advertiser : 

"  In  expressing  his  appreciation  of  the  value  of  the  paper,  President  Wilder 
reverted  to  the  comment  which  had  been  made  on  Elbridge  Gerry,  and  gave  it 
as  an  anecdote  personal  to  himself  that  his  father  had  at  first  named  him  Mar- 
shall Pinckney  Gerry  Wilder,  but  after  the  gerrymander  doings  he  lost  his  admira- 
tion and  had  the  "  Gerry  "  struck  out  from  his  son's  name."  j.  w.  d. 


A  Few  Notes  on  Maverick's  Description  of  New  England. — In  the  Reg- 
ister for  January,  1885,  vol.  39,  pages  33  to  48,  was  printed  a  "  Description  of 
New  England,"  by  Samuel  Maverick.  The  following  notes  on  that  paper  by 
the  late  Charles  Deane,  LL.D.,  are  extracted  from  a  letter  to  the  editor  of  this 
magazine  dated  Dec.  2,  1884  : 

"  I  have  read  the  Maverick  paper  with  much  interest.  It  is  of  great  value. 
Of  course  there  are  many  errors  it  it,  made  by  Maverick  himself,  such  as  we 
might  expect  him  to  make.  In  the  dates  of  patents  he  is  altogether  out. 
But  some  of  the  errors  may  be  errors  of  the  copyist.  Now  the  date  of 
Levett's  patent,  under  'CascoBay'  [page  35],  is  given  as  1632.  It  should  be 
1623.  And  there  is  a  similar  error  under  Braintree  as  "1632  or  thereabouts" 
[page  40].     If  they  had  a  patent,  it  was  probably  in  1623  or  thereabouts. 

"  In  the  paragraph  above,  '  Boston'  [page  39],  Nasascot  should  be  Natascot. 
In  the  second  paragraph  preceding  the  '  Decription  of  Plymouth  bounds.'  the 
comma  should  be  deled  in  '  Obaeliah,  Holmes '  [page  42].  Near  the  close  of  the 
article,  'now  Amsterdam'  [page  47,  3d  par.  from  bottom],  should  be  'new 
Amsterdam.' " 

Note  by  the  editor  of  the  Register. — In  the  preface  to  Maverick's  paper,  it  is 
stated  on  page  33  that  "  Maverick  when  Winthrop  and  his  company  arrived  was 
settled  at  Noddle's  island  now  East  Boston."  It  should  be  "  at  Winnesimmet 
now  Chelsea."  See  a  paper  by  Hon.  Mellen  Chamberlain  in  the  Proceedings  of 
the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  2d  series,  vol.  i.  pp.  366-73. 

Judge  Batchelder  thinks  that  "Christo:  Bachelor  and  Company  "  (page  35), 
is  a  mistake  for  "  Crispe,  Bachelor  and  Company."  See  Register  for  January, 
1892,  the  present  number,  page  62. 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries,  91 

John  Trask— Correction. — Abner  C.  Goodell,  Jr.,  A.M.  of  Salem,  in  a  com- 
munication to  the  Register  (xviii.  150-153),  on  the  "Potter  Family,"  has, 
among  others,  the  following  note  on  page  153.  "John  Trask,  4th  deponent,  was 
son  of  "William,  who  came  prior  to  the  arrival  of  Enclicott — bap.  13.  7.  1642,  and 
died  14  Apr.  1700,  in  his  59th  year — so  says  his  gr.  stone  in  Beverly." 

This  is  correct  until  it  comes  to  the  time  of  death  and  age  of  said  John,  who 
did  not  die  "  14  Apr.  1700,  in  his  59th  year."  He  passed  away  in  November, 
1729,  his  will  being  made  Nov.  1st  of  that  year,  and  proved  Nov.  21st  following, 
aged  87  years  (Essex  Wills,  xvi.  171). 

The  John  Trask  who  was  buried  in  the  Abbott  Street  burying-ground  at  Bev- 
erly, to  which  the  words  "  so  says  his  gr.  stone  in  Beverly"  in  this  article  un- 
doubtedly refer,  was  born  in  B.  Oct.  1,  1721,  and  died,  says  the  grave-stone, 
"  April  14,  1760,  in  the  39th  year  of  his  age."  He  was,  according  to  the  family 
records,  son  of  Joseph,  grandson  of  Samuel,  and  great-grandson  of  Osmond,  of 
Beverly. 

In  justice  to  the  writer  of  the  above  quoted  note  from  the  Register,  it  should 
be  mentioned,  that  the  latter  part  of  the  paragraph  was  based  on  an  incorrect 
copy  of  the  inscription  on  the  gravestone  given  him  by  another  person. 

William  B.  Trask. 


Historical  Intelligence. 

Quarter  Millenary  of  the  Pillsbury  Family. — The  250th  anniversary  of 
the  settlement  of  William  Pillsbury  in  New  England  was  commemorated  by  a 
meeting  of  his  descendants  at  Newburyport,  Mass.,  on  Thursday,  Sept.  3,  1891. 
This  is  the  third  reunion  of  this  family,  the  first  meeting  being  held  in  1888,  at 
which  106  persons  were  present,  and  the  second  in  1889,  when  111  were  present. 
This  is  the  largest  gathering  that  has  yet  been  held,  176  descendants  being 
present.  These  reunions  have  been  brought  about  through  the  exertions  of 
Misses  Emily  A.  and  Ellen  P.  Getchell  of  Newburyport,  who  are  descendants 
and  who  have  spent  much  time  in  preparing  a  genealogy  of  the  Pillsbury  family. 
The  president,  Hon.  A.  E.  Pillsbury  of  Boston,  presided  at  the  gathering.  The 
literary  exercises  consisted  of  speeches  and  poems.  A  dinner  was  served  and 
the  site  of  the  old  Pillsbury  house  in  High  street  was  visited.  A  full  list  of 
officers  was  chosen.  Among  them  were  Hon.  Albert  E.  Pillsbury,  president ;  Hon. 
E.  I.  Pillsbury  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  secretary;  Mr.  Charles  E.  Pillsbury  of 
Biddeford,  Me.,  treasurer;  and  Miss  Emily  A.  Getchell  of  Newburyport,  histo- 
rian. The  meeting  seems  to  have  passed  off  very  pleasantly.  A  full  report  is 
printed  in  the  Salem  Press  Historical  and  Genealogical  Becord  for  October,  1891, 
pp.  68  to  78,  and  in  the  Newburyport  Daily  Standard,  Sept.  4,  1891. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  E.  Salisbury  of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  are  printing, 
"privately,"  and  have  nearly  completed,  a  book  of  "Family  Histories  and 
Genealogies."  It  is  not  a  mere  collection  of  names  and  dates,  but  a  book  of 
family-history,  adding  to  previous  information  many  new  facts  which  have 
been  obtained  abroad,  as  well  as  in  this  country.  The  book  will  be  of  great 
and  ever-increasing  interest  to  present  and  future  generations  of  the  families 
specified,  and  their  allies,  and  also  valuable  to  genealogists,  antiquaries,  and 
historians,  in  general.  The  work  comprises  monographs  on  the  families  of 
McCurdy,  Mitchell,  Lord,  Lynde,  Digby  Newdigate,  Willoughby,  Griswold, 
Wolcott,  Pitkin,  Ogden,  Johnson,  Diodati,  Lee,  and  Marvin;  with  notes,  more 
or  less  full,  on  the  families  of  Buchanan,  Parmelee,  Boardrnan,  Lay,  Hoo, 
Locke,  Cole,  DeWolf,  Drake,  Bond,  Swayne,  Dunbar,  and  Clarke.  The  text, 
indexes,  and  armorial  bearings,  accompanied  by  thirty-one  large  folded  pedigree 
charts,  on  bond  paper,  will  be  in  three  volumes  large  4to.  of  about  fifteen  hun- 
dred pages.  The  edition  is  of  three  hundred  copies,  of  which  nearly  two-thirds 
have  been  sold  or  otherwise  appropriated.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Salisbury  will  give 
further  information,  on  application. 

Titled  Familles  in  America. — The  descendants  of  those  who  have  received 
titles  or  decorations  of  honor  from  royalty  for  meritorious  actions  are  requested 
to  send  their  pedigrees  and  other  information  to  F.  G.  Forsyth,  Norfolk,  Va., 
who  is  collecting  material  for  a  work  of  the  above  name. 
VOL.   XLVI.  8* 


92  Notes  and  Queries.  [Jan. 

The  Maternal  Ancestors  of  James  Russell  Lowell. — Paymaster  Joseph 
Foster,  U.S.N.,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  has  written  two  very  interesting  articles 
on  this  subject,  which  were  printed  in  the  Portsmouth  Journal,  Sept.  5,  1891,  and 
the  New  York  Critic,  Oct.  10,  1891.  Among  the  families  mentioned  from  which 
Mr.  Lowell  was  descended  on  the  mother's  side  are  Spence,  Traill,  Whipple  and 
Cutt.  Several  generations  of  the  maternal  ancestors  of  this  eminent  poet, 
essayist  and  statesman  resided  in  Portsmouth. 

Professor  C  E.  Norton,  Mr.  Lowell's  literary  executor,  says,  that  these  articles 
are  "  a  very  useful  contribution  to  the  history  of  Mr.  Lowell's  family,  and  all 
the  more  interesting  because  many  of  the  most  striking  traits  of  his  character 
and  genius  came  to  him  from  his  mother's  side." 


Register  of  S.  Mary's  Parish  Church,  Reading,  Berks.— The  Rev.  Gibbs 
Payne  Crawfurd,  M.A.,  has  issued  a  prospectus  for  publishing  the  registers  of 
this  church,  from  1538  to  1812.  It  is  proposed  to  publish  the  work  in  two 
volumes,  vol.  1  to  contain  Baptisms,  and  vol.  2  Marriages  and  Burials.  The 
first  volume  is  now  in  press.  It  will  make  a  volume  of  336  pages  on  extra  thick 
paper  with  vellem  back,  gold-lettered.  A  complete  index  of  persons  and  places, 
and  a  list  of  subscribers  will  be  given.  The  edition  will  be  limited  to  100  copies. 
The  greatest  care  has  been  taken  to  ensure  accuracy.  Subscriptions  should  be 
sent  to  Rev.  Mr.  Crawfurd,  38  Baker  Street,  Reading,  Berks.,  England.  Price 
to  subscribers  £1.  Is.  post  free. 


Foster's  Address  on  Gen.  William  Whipple,  Signer  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence. — The  Portsmouth  Daily  Evening  Times,  Nov.  23,  1891,  con- 
tains a  full  report  of  the  address  on  William  Whipple  by  Paymaster  Joseph 
Foster,  U.  S.  N.,  delivered  at  Music  Hall,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Nov.  20th,  on  the 
occasion  of  the  presentation  of  the  portraits  of  Whipple  and  Farragut  by  Storer 
Post  No.  1,  G.  A.  R.,  to  the  schools  bearing  those  names.  This  address  will 
also  appear  in  a  pamphlet  soon  to  be  issued  containing  the  proceedings  on  that 
occasion. 

Richard  Clarke  of  Boston.— Some  genealogical  items  about  this  person 
will  be  found  ante,  page  16,  in  Dr.  Slade's  contribution.  We  are  happy  to  state 
that  a  careful  pedigree  of  this  Clarke  family,  which  is  distinct  from  several 
others  of  the  name  in  Boston,  has  been  prepared  by  Isaac  J.  Greenwood,  A.M., 
and  will  soon  be  printed  in  the  Register.— Editor. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to 
furnish  the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families 
and  other  information  which  they  think  may  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that 
all  facts  of  interest  illustrating  family  history  or  character  be  communicated, 
especially  service  under  the  U.  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices, 
graduation  from  college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  places  and 
dates  of  births,  marriages,  residence  and  death.  When  there  are  more  than  one 
christian  name  they  should  all  be  given  in  full  if  possible.  No  initials  should  be 
used  when  the  full  names  are  known. 

Elder. A  genealogy  of  the  Elder  family  in  Scotland,  Ireland,  Canada,  and 

the  United  States,  is  being  compiled  by  J.  J.  Elder,  1  Board  of  Trade,  Indian- 
apolis. He  would  be  obliged  for  authentic  information  as  to  the  origin  of  the 
name,  and  the  early  history  of  the  family;  also  for  genealogies  of  the  different 
branches  of  the  familv  in  the  above-mentioned  countries. 

Mathewson  and  Sproule.—J.  J.  Elder,  1  Board  of  Trade,  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
has  in  preparation  genealogies  of  these  families.  The  Mathewsons  crossed 
from  the  Hebrides,  Scotland,  into  the  north  of  Ireland,  about  two  hundred 
years  ago ;  and  from  these  most  of  their  descendants  have  emigrated  to  the  New 
World,  and  are  settled  at  Montreal,  Winnipeg,  Detroit,  New  York  and  many 
other  places  on  this  continent.  The  Sproules,  who  have  frequently  intermarried 
with  the  Mathewsons,  were  Lairds  of  Cowden  in  Scotland,  from  the  time  of 
Robert  Bruce.  They  sold  their  estates  to  the  Earls  of  Dundonald,  and  removed 
to  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  where  the  majority  of  their  descendants  reside,  but 
a  portion  of  them  are  in  the  United  States.  Mr.  Elder  has  already  collected 
some  valuable  materials,  and  invites  correspondence. 


1892.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  93 


SOCIETIES    AND    THEIR    PROCEEDINGS. 
New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society. 

Boston,  Massachusetts,  Wednesday,  October  7,  1891. — A  stated  meeting  was 
held  this  afternoon  at  3  o'clock  in  the  lower  hall  of  Boston  University,  12  Somer- 
set Street,  the  president,  Abner  C.  Goodell,  Jr.,  A.M.,  in  the  chair. 

The  Rev.  Ezra  Hoyt  Byington,  D.D.,  read  a  paper,  entitled  "  Some  of  the 
Makers  of  New  England." 

In  the  absence  of  Hamilton  Andrews  Hill,  A.M.,  the  historiographer,  Mr. 
Henry  H.  Edes  presented  his  report :  that  since  his  last  report  three  resident 
members,  Messrs.  Edward  Stearns,  William  Henry  Kennard,  and  Hon.  George 
Bailey  Loring;  one  honorary  member,  Benson  John  Lossing,  LL.D. ;  and  four 
corresponding  members,  Hon.  Hannibal  Hamlin,  LL.D.,  Lyman  Copeland 
Draper,  LL.D.,  Hon.  John  Hazlehurst  Bonneval  Latrobe  and  Austin  Wells  Hol- 
den,  M.D.,  have  died. 

The  librarian  presented  his  monthly  report. 

November  4. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
lower  hall  of  Boston  University,  President  Goodell  in  the  chair. 

The  Rev.  E.  J.  V.  Huiginn,  of  Duxbury,  delivered  an  address  on  "  The  Dis- 
covery of  the  Grave  of  Myles  Standish." 

The  historiographer  reported  the  death  of  Mr.  John  Wooldredge,  a  life  member. 

The  Rev.  George  M.  Boclge,  chairman  of  the  special  committee  appointed  at 
the  annual  meeting  to  investigate  the  matter  of  the  sale,  exchange  and  removal 
of  books,  pamphlets  and  newspapers  by  order  of  the  Council,  reported,  that  in 
the  opinion  of  the  committee,  the  work  "  was  faithfully  and  judiciously  done." 

December  4. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  at  the  lower  hall  of  Boston  Uni- 
versity at  three  o'clock  this  afternoon,  President  Goodell  in  the  chair. 

Prof.  Nathaniel  S.  Shaler  of  Harvard  University  read  a  paper  entitled  "  Gen- 
ealogy from  the  point  of  view  of  Natural  Science."  The  paper  was  printed  in 
full  in  the  Boston  Commonwealth,  Dec.  12,  1891. 

The  librarian  made  his  report  for  two  months. 

The  historiographer  reported  the  recent  deaths  of  William  Coleman  Folger, 
a  corresponding,  and  Thomas  Hill,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  an  honorary  member. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Henry  H.  Edes,  it  was  unanimously  Voted,  That  until 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  Society,  the  Nominating  Committee  shall  send  annu- 
ally to  the  Recording  Secretary  a  list  of  its  nominees  in  season  for  him  to  send  a 
copy  thereof  to  every  Resident  and  Life  Member  with  the  notice  of  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

The  president  appointed  the  following  named  gentlemen  a  committee  to 
nominate  officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  Andrew  McFarland  Davis,  S.B.,  Hon. 
Martin  Parry  Kennard,  Hon.  Stephen  Henry  Phillips,  LL.B.,  Mr.  David  Board- 
man  Flint  and  William  Copley  Winslow,  D.D. 

Mr.  Samuel  Johnson  and  Charles  Sherburne  Penhallow,  A.B.,  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  audit  the  treasurer's  accounts. 

New  Haven  Colony  Historical  Society. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  Monday,  Nov.  30,  1891. — At  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Society  held  this  day,  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing 
year : 

President. — Simeon  E.  Baldwin. 

Vice  President. — Eli  Whitney. 

Secretary. — Thomas  R.  Trowbridge. 

Treasurer. — Charles  S.  Leete. 

The  Society  has  recently  received  from  Henry  F.  English,  Esq.,  the  deed  of 
a  lot  50x160  ft.  situate  on  Grove  Street,  facing  Hillhouse  Avenue,  and  valued  at 
$11,000.  Mr.  English  has  also  signified  his  intention  to  erect  thereon  a  hand- 
some and  suitable  building  for  the  Society  as  a  memorial  of  his  father,  the  late 
Hon.  James  E.  English. 


94  Societies  mid  their  Proceedings.  [Jan. 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Massachusetts,  Thursday,  Oct.  15,  1891. — A  quarterly  meeting  was 
held  this  afternoon,  the  president,  Rev.  S.  Hopkins  Emery,  D.D.,  in  the  chair. 

President  Emery  delivered  the  opening  address.  Messrs.  James  E.  Seaver, 
Isaac  W.  Wilcox  and  Leonard  B.  Ellis  were  appointed  a  committee  to  nominate 
officers  at  the  annual  meeting. 

Hon  William  E.  Fuller  and  others  were  appointed  a  committee  to  confer  with 
the  trustees  of  the  Bristol  Academy,  incorporated  June  30, 1792,  and  secure,  if  pos- 
sible, a  suitable  observance  of  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  its  foundation. 

Mr.  Edgar  H.  Reed,  the  historiographer,  reported  the  recent  deaths  of  three 
members,  namely,  Messrs.  John  Wilson  Smith  (who  left  a  bequest  of  $500)  ; 
Frederic  V.  Brown  and  Ransom  Matteson. 

Mr.  George  Fox  Tucker,  of  New  Bedford,  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Characteris- 
tics of  the  Quaker  element  in  the  New-England — and  more  particularly  the  Old 
Colony — Life  in  the  middle  of  the  Seventeenth  Century." 

The  constitution  was  amended  so  as  to  fix  the  sum  for  life  membership  at  ten 
dollars. 

Capt.  John  W.  D.  Hall,  the  librarian,  reported  many  valuable  donations. 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Mass.,  Tuesday,  July  7,  1891. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this 
day  at  the  Cabinet  in  Waterman  Street,  the  president,  Gen.  Horatio  Rogers,  in 
the  chair. 

Dr.  Amos  Perry,  the  librarian,  reported  that  there  had  been  added  to  the 
library,  39  volumes  and  193  pamphlets  and  unclassified  articles. 

Gen.  Rogers  called  Mr.  Alfred  Stone  to  the  chair,  and  offered  a  resolution  that 
the  society  gratefully  appreciates  the  attention  shown  to  the  members  on  their 
visit  to  Salem,  by  the  Essex  Institute,  by  the  Peabody  Academy  of  Science,  by 
the  Hon.  Robert  S.  Rantoul,  mayor  of  Salem,  and  by  other  persons  and  organiza- 
tions. 

October  6. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this  evening. 

Superb  portraits  of  Gov.  Joseph  Wanton  and  his  wife,  painted  in  England  a 
century  and  a  quarter  ago,  presented  by  Mr.  Edward  Perry  Warren  of  Boston, 
were  exhibited,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  the  donor.  Gov.  Wanton  was  the  last 
colonial  governor  of  Rhode  Isiand. 

November  3. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening.  Hon.  George  M.  Carpenter, 
the  first  vice-president,  read  a  paper  on  "  Modern  Historical  Aims  and  Methods." 

The  new  portrait  gallery,  the  largest  of  the  new  Cabinet  apartments,  was 
opened  on  this  occasion.  It  is  a  room  twenty  feet  square,  lighted  from  the 
dome  and  directly  in  the  rear  of  the  original  structure.  Portraits  of  historical 
men  and  women,  and  paintings  of  historical  scenes,  fill  the  walls  of  the  room. 
The  building  will  be  opened  for  public  inspection  at  a  later  date. 

November  17. — A  fortnightly  meeting  was  held  this  evening. 

Mr.  Robert  T.  Swan,  record  commissioner  of  the  state  of  Massachusetts,  read 
a  paper  entitled,  "A  Commission  on  Public  Records  :  its  Work  and  its  Possi- 
bilities." 

December  1. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening  in  the  Society's  lecture 
room,  Amos  Perry,  LL.D.,  in  the  chair. 

Rev.  William  Chauncey  Langdon,  D.D.,  read  a  paper  on  "Revolutions  in 
Italy  1859  to  1871." 

Maine  Historical  Society. 

Portland,  Thursday,  December  10, 1891. — A  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon 
in  the  library  room,  Baxter  Building.  In  the  absence  of  President  Baxter,  the 
Hon.  George  F.  Talbot  was  elected  chairman. 

Mr.  Hubbard  Winslow  Bryant,  the  librarian,  reported  475  volumes  and  225 
pamphlets  as  donations  since  the  last  meeting. 

The  first  [taper  presented  was  a  "  Memoir  of  the  late  William  M.  Sargent,"  by 
Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D.     It  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  H.  S.  Burrage. 

Mr.  Parker  McCobb  Read,  of  Bath,  next  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Dukedom  of 
Sagadahoc." 


1892.]  Necrology  of  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  95 

Mr.  Edward  P.  Burnham  read  a  biographical  notice  of  Joseph  Dane  of  Ken- 
nebnnk. 

Hon.  Joseph  Williamson  read  the  fourth  paper,  entitled  "  Sketches  of  the 
Earlier  Ministers  of  Maine,"  written  by  the  late  Hon.  William  D.  Williamson, 
the  historian  of  Maine. 

Mr.  Samuel  T.  Pickard  followed  with  a  "Memoir  of  the  late  Edward  H. 
Elwell."     The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  the  evening. 

The  evening  session  began  at  half  past  seven. 

The  first  paper  was  a  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Dr.  Eordyce  Barker  of  New 
York  City. 

The  next  paper,  "  An  Account  of  the  Graves-Cilley  Duel,"  written  by  Hon. 
Horatio  King,  was  read  by  Mr.  George  F.  Emery. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  Hamilton  Andrews  Hill,  A.M.,  Historiographer  of  the  Society. 

The  Historiographer  would  inform  the  Society,  that  the  sketches  pre- 
pared for  the  Register  are  necessarily  brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited 
space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All  the  facts,  however,  which  can  be 
gathered  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the  Society,  and  will  aid  in  more 
extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "  Towne  Memorial  Fund,"  the  gift  of  the 
late  William  B.  Towne,  is  provided.  Four  volumes,  printed  at  the  charge 
of  this  fund,  entitled  "  Memorial  Biographies,"  edited  by  the  Commit- 
tee on  Memorials,  have  been  issued.  They  contain  memoirs  of  all  the 
members  who  have  died  from  the  organization  of  the  society  to  the  year 
1862.     A  fifth  volume  is  ready  for  the  press. 

William  Tolman  Carlton,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  a  resident  member,  elected 
Sept.  6,  1871,  died  at  his  residence  in  the  Dorchester  district,  June  28,  1888. 
He  was  born  in  Boston,  January  30,  1816.  He  was  son  of  William  Leeds  and 
Mary  Jane  (Millet)  Carlton.  His  birth  place  was  the  building  known  as  the 
"Bunch  of  Grapes  Tavern,"  which  stood  at  the  corner  of  Kilby  and  State 
Streets,  and  was  used  as  a  residence  at  the  time  referred  to.  Much  of  his  child- 
hood was  passed  in  his  father's  later  residence,  which  stood  at  the  corner  of 
Williams  Court  and  the  present  Court  Square,  where  the  senior  Carlton  carried 
on  a  West  India  goods  store  in  the  lower  front  of  the  building.  Later  the 
family  removed  to  Dorchester,  in  which  town  the  subject  of  our  sketch  was 
educated  in  the  common  school  and  the  then  existing  Dorchester  Academy. 
Conditions  of  health  frustrated  an  intention  on  his  part  to  prepare  for  college, 
and  he  directed  his  attention  to  a  career  as  an  artist,  for  which  he  early  mani- 
fested a  native  aptitude.  In  pursuance  of  this  he  spent  several  years  in  Europe, 
mostly  in  Italy,  with  journeys  in  Germany  and  France  for  observation  of  art 
galleries,  etc.,  and  followed  his  profession  as  artist  for  part  of  one  year  in  Paris. 
He  returned  to  this  country  in  1840  and  practised  portrait  painting,  and  gave 
instruction  to  private  classes  in  drawing,  as  yielding  the  best  Immediate 
pecuniary  returns.  A  portrait  of  Rev.  Dr.  John  Pierce,  of  Brookline,  painted 
in  February,  1841,  was  one  of  those  executed  at  this  period.  Between 
1847  and  1850  he  was  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  where  he  painted  portraits,  principally; 
among  others  one  of  Silas  Wright,  then  or  previously  governor  of  the  State. 
He  resumed  professional  work  in  Boston  in  1850,  and  in  the  following  year 
was  nominated,  or  virtually,  selected,  by  Mr.  George  llollingsworth,  an  artist 
of  repute,  as  his  assistant  in  carrying  on  the  school  for  free  Instruction  in 
art,  which,  during  the  preceding  year,  had  been  opened  by  the  Lowell 
Institute,  with  Mr.  Hollingsworth  as  sole  teacher.  In  carrying  forward 
successfully  this  enterprise  of  the  Institute  the  two  were  happily  aud  harinoui- 


96  Necrology  of  Historic  Genealogical  Society.  [Jan. 

ously  associated  during  the  following  27  years,  when  the  school  was  terminated 
by  the  projectors,  principally  because  the  method  of  instruction  first  introduced 
in  1850,  and  steadily  pursued,  had  now  been  generally  adopted  by  art  teachers, 
both  in  schools  of  free  instruction  and  in  private  art  schools  or  classes.  The 
date  of  the  event  was  determined  by  the  circumstance  of  the  demolition  of  the 
building  on  Washington  Street,  which,  for  many  years,  had  been  leased  by  the 
Institute.  In  respect  to  the  method  of  instruction  the  two  teachers  had  origin- 
ally been  of  one  mind.  Its  main  characteristics  were  the  giving  of  instruction 
to  beginners  from  real  objects, — teaching  "  from  the  round  "  as  it  was  called — 
instead  of  copying  from  drawings  or  paintings, — called  teaching  "from  the 
flat," — and  in  practice  in  drawing  or  painting  from  living  models.  Many  of  the 
most  eminent  artists  of  Boston  of  later  years  took  their  first  lessons  in  this 
school,  which  both  in  respect  to  originating  the  method  in  Boston  and  the  skill 
and  efficiency  of  the  two  teachers  has  a  wide  and  deserved  celebrity.  This  de- 
votion of  his  best  years  to  instruction  limited  the  career  of  Mr.  Carlton  in 
respect  to  original  production.  Besides  portraits,  of  which  there  were  a  con- 
siderable number,  certain  paintings  of  the  genre  order,  and  heads  or  full  figures 
of  unique  or  striking  feature  among  the  peasantry  of  foreign  lands,  are  in  the 
list.  Of  the  former  class  several  gained  extensive  recognition  and  praise  at 
the  time  of  their  production.  Mr.  Carlton  was  married  on  June  1,  1804,  to  Mary 
Elizabeth  Blanchard  of  Portland,  Me.  This  was  her  name  by  adoption,  Raynes 
having  been  the  ancestral  name.  The  name  Carlton  was  by  the  earlier  genera- 
tions spelled  Kilton,  and  as  such  is  of  Dorchester  origin  from  an  early  date. 
The  change,  in  this  case,  was  made  in  Mr.  William  Leeds  Carlton's  day. 
As  being  identified  with  Dorchester  through  the  family  of  Kilton,  and  on 
his  mother's  side  with  that  of  Millett,  Mr.  W.  T.  Carlton  took  a  deep  interest 
in  the  antiquities  of  that  town.  He  was  from  the  beginning  a  member  of  the 
Dorchester  Antiquarian  and  Historical  Society.  He  was  a  gentleman  of  urbane 
manners  and  gracious  presence  and  of  uprightness  and  independence  of  charac- 
ter, and  was  beloved  and  respected  by  a  wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintance. 
By  Daniel  W.  Baker,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 

Rev.  Henry  Gookin  Storer,  A.M.,  a  corresponding  member,  elected  Feb.  6, 
1845,  was  the  son  of  Seth  and  Sarah  (Gookin)  Storer,  and  was  born  in  Biddef  ord, 
Me.,  Nov.  12,  1813.  He  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College  in  1832,  in  a  class  with 
several,  since,  famous  men,  among  whom  may  be  mentioned,  Cyrus  A.  Bartol, 
D.D.,  Daniel  R.  Goodwin,  D.D.,  President  of  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Conn., 
and  Horatio  Southgate,  D.D.  A  course  at  Banger  Theological  Seminary  fol- 
lowed his  College  course,  and  he  graduated  from  the  Seminary  in  1836. 

He  was  ordained  as  an  Evangelist,  at  Milltown,  N.  B.,  March  30,  1852,  and 
was  acting  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  there  from  18-49  to  1852.  In 
1853  he  was  preaching  at  Eastport,  Me.,  and  in  1860  was  acting  pastor  of  the 
Hammond  St.  Church,  Bangor,  Me.  In  1863  and  for  several  short  terms  after- 
wards he  was  in  charge  of  the  church  in  Scarboro'.  In  1865  he  was  at  East 
Machias,  Me.     In  1867  he  was  living  at  West  Newton,  Mass. 

At  other  times,  and  when  not  permanently  engaged  in  the  ministry,  he  resided 
at  Scarborough,  Me.  His  physical  health  was  never  good,  and  it  was  for  this 
reason  that  he  declined  repeated  invitations  to  settle  in  permanent  pastorates. 
With  every  promise  of  success  in  the  ministry,  and  amply  endowed  with  those 
qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  which  fitted  him  for  his  chosen  profession,  he  waa 
constantly  hindered  and  interrupted  in  his  plans,  and  several  congregations  were 
sad  to  lose,  because  of  his  uncertain  health,  one  whom  they  had  learned  to  respect 
and  love. 

Mr.  Storer  was  greatly  interested  in  the  history  of  Scarborough ;  and  Mr. 
William  S.  Southgate,  who  published  the  history  of  that  town  in  1853,  in  his 
preface,  says  of  his  book,  "  The  ground-work  of  it  is  derived  from  MS.  notes 
of  Rev.  H.  G.  Storer,  whose  praiseworthy  diligence  in  collecting  materials  for 
the  history  of  the  town,  has  rendered  the  subsequent  labor  one  of  arrangement 
and  enlargement  only.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  one  so  thoroughly  fitted  for  the 
task  as  he,  did  not  complete  what  was  so  well  begun."  Mr.  Storer  was  foi 
many  years  the  chief  authority  upon  points  of  local  history  and  the  genealogy 
of  old  families  of  Scarborough  and  vicinity.  He  never  married.  He  died  at 
his  home  in  Scarborough,  Sept.  19,  1888,  aged  74  years,  10  months  and  7  days. 

By  the  liev.  George  M.  Bodge,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston. 


1892.]  Booh  Notices,  97 


BOOK  NOTICES. 

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Records  of  the  First  Church  at  Dorchester  in  ~\Tew  England:  1636-1734.  Bos- 
ton, Mass.  :  George  H.  Ellis,  141  Franklin  Street.  1891.  8vo.  pp.  xxvi.-f- 
270.     Price  $3. 

This  volume  is  issued  in  pursuance  of  a  vote  of  the  Church  in  July,  1888,  to 
print  its  first  manuscript  volume  of  records.  It  is  a  welcome  addition  to  the 
resources  of  the  historian  and  the  genealogist.  The  committee  charged  with 
the  work  consisted  of  the  pastor,  the  three  deacons,  Rev.  S.  J.  Barrows  and 
Mr.  William  B.  Trask,  who  are  members  of  the  Church.  The  preparation  of 
the  principal  preface  or  introduction,  which  is  an  important  and  highly  interest- 
ing part  of  the  book,  was  assigned  to  the  two  gentlemen  named.  The  publica- 
tion is  in  fulfilment  of  a  purpose  long  entertained,  and  which,  from  time  to 
time,  has  had  prompting  and  encouragement  on  the  part  of  others  not  connected 
with  the  Church,  who  appreciated  the  great,  and,  possibly,  in  some  particulars, 
unique  value  of  these  ancient  records  as  historical  data.  A  favorable  moment 
appeared  in  an  opportunity  to  obtain  a  competent  transcriber  having  both  the 
time  and  zeal  requisite  for  the  patience-testing,  and  in  some  respects  perplexing, 
task. 

The  transcriber  is  Rev.  Charles  H.  Pope  of  Kennebunkport,  Me.,  who  though 
not  immediately  identified  with  the  Church  is  so  at  the  second  remove,  it  having 
been  the  church  of  his  ancestors  from  the  first  settlement  of  the  town.  The 
fidelity  of  his  labors  will  be  recognized  by  all  who  are  in  any  degree  familiar 
with  the  original  volume.  The  extent  of  these  labors  is  not  quite  indicated  by 
the  title  of  "copyist,"  which  he  assumes  in  his  brief  and  pertinent  preface. 
The  reading  of  the  final  proof  sheets,  with  constant  reference  to  the  original 
page,  and  the  preparation  of  a  complete  index  of  names,  a  general  index  and  an 
index  of  places,  are  comprised  in  the  services  rendered.  The  literary  part  of 
the  preface  proper,  or  introduction,  is  the  work  of  Rev.  Mr.  Barrows,  who  had 
the  assistance  of  Mr.  Trask  in  the  researches  necessary  for  the  presentation  of 
the  statistics  pertaining  to  local  history. 

The  original  is  reproduced  in  its  orthography,  capital  letters,  abbreviations 
and  punctuation  and  the  order  of  succession  of  the  various  entries.  In  this 
last  particular,  as  is  often  the  case  with  ancient  records,  some  irregularity  ap- 
pears as  respects  dates,  certain  of  the  early  dates  being  towards  the  end  of  the 
book,  and  certain  leaves  or  pages  being  used  here  and  there  for  memoranda  of 
different  periods ;  but  the  indexes  make  everything  reasonably  accessible.  Not 
only  are  to  be  found  in  the  volume  such  affairs  of  the  church  routine  as  would  be 
expected,  but  also  a  prolonged  marginal  record  of  dates  of  birth  made  by  Rev.  John 
Dan  forth,  pastor  1682-1730,  who  frequently  in  case  of  a  dismissal  from  the  Church 
names  the  place  to  which  the  person  removed;  this  last  information,  often 
most  valuable  to  an  exploring  genealogist;  and  herein  lies  the  possible  unique 
merit  of  the  volume.  There  are  a  considerable  number  of  miscellaneous  entries, 
and  many  which  have  the  charm  of  quaintness.  These  with  what  is  signified 
in  the  formal  record  are  helpful  to  one  who  would  gain  a  correct  mental  picture 
of  times  now  distant;  for  Dorchester  dates  not  only  from  the  beginning  of  the 
Bay  Colony,  but  during  the  period  here  covered,  and  much  longer,  was  a  typical 
New-England  puritanic  community. 

The  introduction  consists  largely  and  very  fitly  of  a  presentation  of  the  facts 
of  record  bearing  upon  the  question  of  the  antiquity  of  the  Dorchester  <  'liurcli, 
ecclesiastically  considered.  A  part  of  the  Dorchester  church  of  1686,  supposed 
to  be  a  majority  of  the  membership,  emigrated  at  that  time  and  founded  the 
town  of  Windsor,  Conn.  The  records  of  the  original  church,  which  ante- 
dates the  settlement  of  the  town  of  Dorchester,  having  been  organized  at 
Plymouth,  England,  in  March,  1629-30,  are  not  extant,  so  far  as  is  known, 
and  there  is  nothing  official  to  show  Whether  the  emigrating  party  went  as 
a  church  or  not.  As  the  surviving  pastor,  Rev.  John  Warhani.  two  deacons 
of  the  original  church  and  a  majority  of  members  removed,  it  is  tin;  opinion  of 


98  Booh  Notices.  [Jan. 

some  that  the  church  as  an  institution  went  also.  There  are  writings,  not 
Official,  made  by  persons  living  contemporary,  or  nearly  so,  that  signify  this, 
and  other  writings  of  the  same  period  which  are  consistent  with  the  conclusion 
which  is  reached  by  the  authors  of  the  introduction,  that  the  original  church 
separated  into  two  nuclei,  whence,  by  accretion,  came  the  permanent  church  of 
Dorchester  and  the  permanent  church  of  Windsor.  The  phraseology  of  the 
introduction  is,  "The  Churches  at  Dorchester  and  Windsor  are  both  heirs  of 
the  same  parentage." 

Whatever  may  finally  be  concluded  on  the  matter,  the  fact  is  undisputed  that 
there  was  a  reorganization  of  the  church  at  Dorchester,  Aug.  23,  1G3G,  after  the 
departure  for  Windsor,  which  took  place  in  April,  and  that  the  initiation  of  this 
work  of  reorganization  began  also  in  April.  The  principal  authorities  relied  on 
by  both  sides  of  the  controversy  are  quoted  by  the  authors  of  the  introduction. 
They  reach  their  conclusion  with  the  minimum  of  argumentation,  which  judicial 
form  of  presenting  the  case  enhances  the  value  of  their  chapter. 

The  volume  is  an  excellent  specimen  of  the  printer's  art.  A  single  fault  is 
noticeable  that  does  not  detract  essentially  from  its  merit,  in  the  omission  of  the 
title  page  of  the  original  volume,  which  was  intended  to  be  page  1,  as  the  typo- 
graphy shows.  The  caption  of  this  title  is,  however,  quoted  in  the  introduction, 
and  the  remainder  of  it  is  a  mere  recital  by  classification  of  the  contents,  so 
that  nothing  of  significance  fails  to  appear. 

By  Daniel  W.  Baker,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 

Genealogia  Bedfordiensis  ;  being  a  Collection  of  Evidences  relating  chiefly  to  the 
Landed  Gentry  of  Bedfordshire,  A.D.  1538-1700.  Collected  out  of  Parish 
Begisters,  the  Bishops'  Transcripts,  Early  Wills,  Monumental  Inscriptions,  etc. 
etc.  Annotated  with  Copious  Notes.  By  Frederick  Augustus  Blaydes, 
Editor  of  the  "  Visitations  of  Bedfordshire"  and  "Bedfordshire  Notes  and. 
Queries."  London  :  Privately  printed  for  the  Editor  at  the  Chiswick  Press. 
1890.  Super  Royal  8vo.  pp.  508.  Edition  100  copies,  of  which  only  a  few 
copies  remain  unsold.  Price  £2  5s.,  post  free.  Address  the  compiler,  at 
Shenstone  Lodge,  Bedford,  England. 

Mr.  Blaydes,  the  compiler  of  this  valuable  work,  began  collecting  genealogical 
materials  relating  to  Bedfordshire  some  nine  years  ago.  "My  original  inten- 
tion," he  says,  "  wras  to  make  use  of  it  in  illustrating  and  extending  the  '  Visi- 
tations of  Bedfordshire,'  edited  by  me  for  the  Harleian  Society  in  188-i ;  but,  in 
correspondence  with  several  genealogical  friends,  I  found  many  who,  like  my- 
self, were  interested  in  Bedfordshire  families,  so  in  order  that  the  material 
which  I  had  collected  might  be  available  for  such,  I  resolved  to  print  a  limited 
edition  for  subscribers.  The  greater  part  of  the  contents  of  this  volume  has 
never,  till  now,  been  printed,  and  I  cannot  but  think  they  will  prove  useful  to 
the  genealogist." 

Mr.  Blaydes's  position  as  editor  of  the  Bedfordshire  Notes  and  Queries,  which 
he  has  held  for  upwards  of  nine  years,  has  afforded  him  excellent  opportunities 
for  collecting  and  sifting  materials  relating  to  the  genealogy  of  that  county. 
He  has  searched  the  registers  of  forty-seven  parishes  for  facts,  which  registers 
he  found  in  a  fairly  good  condition,  generally  speaking.  "The  conclusion  I 
have  arrived  at,"  he  says,  "  is  that  those  well  cared  for  and  kept  in  the  more 
equable  temperature  of  the  parsonage  study  are  likely  to  last  for  all  time, 
whereas  those  kept  in  the  damp,  stagnant  atmosphere  of  our  too  often,  alas! 
barred  and  bolted  churches  are  gradually  but  surely  decaying." 

The  preface  gives  a  description  of  the  plan  of  the  work  and  the  sources  from 
which  the  compiler  has  drawn  his  materials.  The  entries  copied  from  parish 
registers  and  bishops'  transcripts  are  printed  under  the  names  of  the  parishes, 
which  are  arranged  alphabetically.  The  notes  in  illustration  of  these  extracts 
are  appended,  also  arranged  under  the  several  parishes.  They  show  a  vast 
amount  of  research.  American  readers  will  find  matters  of  interest  here.  It 
will  be  remembered  that  Mr.  Blaydes  furnished  important  facts  to  Mr.  Waters 
in  his  Washington  research.     (See  Register,  vol.  4-i,  pp.  73-4,  308.) 

The  present  volume  closes  with  the  year  1700;  but  Mr.  Blaydes  has  later 
material  and  can  bring  the  work  down  to  the  close  of  the  last  century,  in  another 
volume,  if  sufficient  encouragement  is  offered  him. 

The  book  is  handsomely  printed  on  thick  white  paper,  and  illustrated  with 
facsimile's  of  the  signatures  of  Bedfordshire  Justices,  1GS5-1753,  from  the 
parish  registers  of  Stainbridge,  and  of  a  page  of  a  parish  register,  1573-82.  It 
has  a  full  index. 


1892.]  Book  Notices.  99 

Virginia  Genealogies.  A  Genealogy  of  the  Glassell  Family  of  Scotland  and 
Virginia,  also  of  the  families  of  Ball,  Brown,  Bryan,  Conway,  Daniel,  Ewell, 
Holladay,  Lewis,  Littlepage,  Moncure,  Peyton,  Bobinson,  Scott,  Taylor,  Wallace, 
of  Virginia  and  Maryland.  By  Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Hayden,  M.A.,  Member 
Southern  Hist.  Soc. ;  Perm.  Hist.  Society;  Wyoming  Hist,  and  Geol.  Soc. ; 
Penn.  Soc.  Sons  of  the  Revolution ;  Cor.  Mem.  New-Eng.  Hist.  Gen.  Soc. ;  and 
Hist.  Socs.  of  Md.,  Va.,  Ga.,  &c.  &c.  &c.  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  :  1891.  Large 
8vo.  pp.  xviii.+770.     Price  $7.35,  including  postage. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Hayden  is  favorably  known  as  a  zealous,  untiring  and  thoroughly 
conscientious  student  through  his  numerous  published  contributions  in  history, 
genealogy  and  cognate  fields  during  quite  a  score  of  years  past. 

The  work,  as  he  states  in  his  preface,  was  commenced  some  eight  years  ago 
at  the  instance  of  a  cherished  friend,  a  female  parishioner  of  his.  Instinctive 
predilection  impelled  a  wider  scope  as  new  information  opened  up  to  him,  until 
his  loving  task  has  assumed  the  present  goodly  proportions.  He  gratefully 
acknowledges  essential  assistance  from  the  late  Richard  Moncure  Conway,  of 
Spotsylvania  County,  Va.,  a  born  genealogist,  and  the  brother  of  the  widely- 
known  writer,  Moncure  Daniel  Conway.  Mr.  Hayden  has  been  characteristically 
assiduous,  in  this,  a  labor  extraneous  of  his  dutiful  life-calling,  and  has  made  it 
paramountly  the  object  in  his  literary  labors.  The  result  is  gratifyingly  what 
might  be  expected  from  him  and  under  such  circumstances.  Virginia  genealogy, 
duly  appreciated  and  justly  worked,  is  an  attractive  field,  fruitful  in  valuable 
results  contributary  to  a  correct  apprehension  of  Virginia  in  her  people  and  her 
history,  and  contributarily  of  the  American  nation. 

The  present  work  is  undoubtedly  the  most  accurate  in  data  and  the  most 
comprehensive  in  scope  and  material  of  any  as  yet  published  of  the  Virginia 
genealogies.  In  personal  detail  of  prominent  characters,  in  historic  incident, 
in  pictures  of  social  life,  and  in  reminiscences  characteristically  Virginian  or 
Southern,  it  is  peculiarly  attractive  and  informatory.  In  tracing  many  of  the 
families  deduced,  back  to  Great  Britain,  much  of  interest  and  suggestion  to  the 
student  is  presented. 

In  a  preliminary  paper  on  "Descent,"  in  admirable  spirit,  Mr.  Hayden  gives 
much  useful  information  in  counteraction  of  silly  prejudice  and  cherished 
foibles — little  vanities.  The  limits  of  this  notice  prescribe  citation,  but  it  may 
be  said  that  this  paper  will  be  appreciated  on  reading. 

Some  idea  of  the  value  of  this  admirable  garner  may  be  given,  in  that  in  its 
nearly  800  large  8vo.  pages,  thoroughly  indexed  and  handsomely  bound  in  cloth, 
illustrated  by  portraits,  and  enriched  by  early  wills,  Revolutionary  letters  and 
documents  with  biographical  sketches  replete  with  original  data  gleaned  chiefly 
from  old  parish,  county  and  state  records,  is  comprehended  pedigrees,  more  or 
less  complete,  of  Maryland,  Virginia  and  Kentucky  families,  embracing  the 
following  names  :  Alexander,  Ashby,  Ashton,  Ball,  Bankhead,  Barnes,  Beckwith, 
Blackburn,  Blackwell,  Briscoe,  Britton,  Brockenbrough,  Bronaugh,  Brown, 
Bryan,  Buchanan,  Bullitt,  Bushrod,  Caile,  Campbell,  Cary,  Carter,  Chichester, 
Chinn,  Claggett,  Corter,  Conway,  Cooke,  Cordell,  Cox,  Crawley  or  Cralle, 
Crosby,  Co  veil,  Dade,  Daniel,  Doddridge,  Downman,  Edwards,  Eltonhead, 
Eno,  Eustace,  Ewell,  Fairfax,  Fleet,  Forrest,  Foulke,  Fowke,  Fox,  Franklin. 
Gaskins,  Glassell,  Grayson,  Grinnan,  Gordon,  Halsey,  Hanson,  Harrison, 
Hart,  Hayden,  Hayes,  Henderson,  Henry,  Holladay,  Horner,  Hooe,  Jones, 
Kenner,  Key,  Lee,  Lewis,  Lippett,  Littlepage,  Madison,  Marr,  Mason,  McCart  v 
McGuire,  Moncure,  Morton,  Morson,  Nalle,  Overton,  Patton,  Paynter,  Payne, 
Pearson,  Pegram,  Peyton,  Phillips,  Pickett,  Ramsey,  Randolph,  Robinson,  Scar- 
borough, Scriven,  Scott,  Smith,  Somerville,  Spaun,  Stanard,  Stone,  Tabb. 
Taliaferro,  Taylor,  Terry,  Thacher,  Threlkell,  Thompson,  Tomlin,  Travel's, 
Tucker,  Turner,  Underwood,  Vance,  Waller,  Wallace,  Ware,  Washington,  Webb, 
Weeks,  Williams,  Whiting,  Winston,  Wood,  Wormley,  Yates,  etc.  There 
are  over  100  full  and  extra  pedigrees  and  exenrsi  in  addition  to  the  sixteen 
families  of  direct  record. 

There  is  some  additional  Washington  matter  in  amplification  of  the  invaluable 
results  of  Mr.  Waters,  and  indeed  a  flood  of  fact  and  illustration  which  will  be 
patent  on  examination. 

By  Bobert  A.  Brock,  Esq.,  of  Bichmond,  Va. 
VOL.  xlvi.  9 


100  Book  Notices,  [Jan. 

Tlie  Church  of  England  in  Nova  Scotia,  and  the  Tory  Clergy  of  the  Revolution. 

By  Arthur  Went  worth  Eaton,  B.A.,  Presbyter  of  the  Diocese  of  New 

York.     New  York:    Thomas  Whittaker.     1891."  12mo.  pp.  xiv.+320. 

The  Reverend  Mr.  Eaton  of  New  York  makes  an  affectionate  acknowledg- 
ment of  his  obligation  to  the  diocese,  in  which  he  was  born  and  bred,  in  his  latest 
book,  "  The  Church  of  England  in  Nova  Scotia."  The  author,  who  has  made  us 
familiar  with  the  picturesque  and  romantic  aspects  of  his  native  Province  in  his 
charming  poems,  in  this  volume  shows  it  to  us  in  a  plainer  garb,  but  one 
no  less  interesting.  The  book  shows  indefatigable  industry  and  strict  fidelity, 
and  contains  much  that  is  of  value  to  the  genealogist  and  antiquary  as  well  as 
to  the  general  student.  Through  all  the  first  chapters  are  found  constant  allu- 
sions to  the  great  debt  the  church  owes  to  the  venerable  Society  for  the  Propa- 
gation of  the  Gospel ;  without  its  pecuniary  aid  in  those  early  days  the  faithful 
must  have  gone  without  the  consolations  of  religion,  and  their  children,  unin- 
structed  in  church  doctrine,  must  have  fallen  a  prey  to  some  form  of  dissent ; 
without  the  watchful  care  of  the  Society,  error  and  schism  of  every  kind  must 
have  been  rampant.  The  flight  of  the  Tories  from  the  United  States,  which  left 
the  new  nation  to  the  stimulating  control  of  Congregationalism,  strengthened 
the  church  in  Nova  Scotia,  giving  its  sentiment  a  tinge  of  the  romantic  loyalty 
the  mother  church  of  England  wore  after  the  death  of  the  Royal  Martyr,  for  the 
sufferings  of  these  new  settlers  of  Nova  Scotia  are  apt  to  be  underrated  by  us  in 
New  England.  Very  low  churchmen  they  have  always  been  in  the  Provinces, 
but  their  loyalty  to  the  Crown  led  them  to  sacrifice  the  rapid  growth  of  their 
college  to  its  interests. 

The  personal  notices  in  this  book  are  of  unexpected  interest  to  New  England 
readers ;  familiar  surnames  appear  on  every  page,  and  many  new  relatives  will 
be  found  here ;  some  of  the  most  distinguished  laymen  of  Nova  Scotia  have  been 
of  New-England  origin.  The  chapter  on  "Other  Religious  Bodies"  is  a  very 
unprejudiced  statement  of  the  growth  and  usefulness  of  the  sects,  and  a  clear 
exposition  of  the  political  side  of  Romanism,  which  has  always  made  it  abhorrent 
to  British  subjects.  Congregationalism  made  a  settlement  in  Nova  Scotia  long 
before  Cornwallis's  surrender,  as  those  will  remember  who  recall  the  elaborate 
treatment  of  this  subject  by  Mr.  Eaton's  friend,  Professor  Rand,  and  a  little 
gentler  usage  of  them  by  the  ecclesiastical  authorities  would  have  conciliated 
most  of  their  hostility  and  made  the  Province  singularly  united.  Among 
the  early  students  of  King's  College  was  Major  General  James  Arnold,  a  gallant 
soldier  and  a  skilful  commander,  but  the  son  of  the  traitor ;  and  the  only  un- 
pleasant line  in  this  book  is  that  which  speaks  of  "the  celebrated,  Benedict 
Arnold."  A  book  published  in  New  York  should  have  found  some  more  accurate 
description  of  him.  *    * 

The  Annals  of  Sudbury,  Wayland  and  Maynard,  Middlesex  County,  Massachu- 
setts. By  Alfred  Sereno  Hudson,  Author  of  History  of  Sudbury,  etc. 
Illustrated.  1891.  Super  Royal  8vo.  pp.  213-f  40+vi.  Price  $4.  Sold  by 
the  author,  the  Rev.  A.  S.  Hudson,  Ayer,  Mass. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Hudson  contributed  to  the  History  of  Middlesex  County,  pub- 
lished in  1890,  histories  of  the  towns  of  Sudbury,  Wayland  and  Maynard.  These 
are  made  the  basis  of  the  histories  of  those  places  in  the  handsome  volume  be- 
fore us.  Sudbury,  the  parent  town,  was  settled  in  1638,  and  received  its  name 
Sept.  4,  1639.  Wayland,  originally  East  Sudbury,  was  incorporated  as  a  town 
April  10,  1780,  and  Maynard,  April  19,  1871. 

The  volume  is  divided  into  six  parts.  Part  I.  is  the  History  of  Sudbury. 
Part  II.  is  the  Annals  of  Wayland.  Part  III.  Annals  of  Maynard.  Part  IV. 
Appendix  to  the  Annals  of  Wayland,  arranged  under,, various  heads :  such  as 
Sudbury  in  the  settlement  of  other  Towns;  Papers,  Facts  and  Incidents  in 
Philip's  War;  Modes  of  Travel,  Public  Houses  and  Temperance;  Bridges, 
Causeways  and  Meadows  in  Sudbury  River;  Roll  of  Honor;  Poetical  Selections 
from  Wayland  Authors.  Part  V.  Biographical  Sketches  and  History  of  Houses. 
Part  VI.  Quarter  Millennial  Anniversary  Exercises  of  Sudbury  and  Wayland, 
Sept.  4,  1889. 

This  list  of  the  contents  of  the  volume  shows  a  variety  of  interesting  topics 
treated  upon  in  its  pages.  It  is  profusely  illustrated,  there  being  upwards  of 
sixty  illustrations,  such  as  portraits — many  of  them  steel  engravings — views  of 
buildings  and  scenery,  maps  and  plans.  It  is  a  valuable  addition  to  the  local 
history  of  the  County  of  Middlesex.     The  book  has  a  good  index. 


1892.]  Book  Notices,  101 

The  History  of  Westborough,  Massachusetts.  Pari  I.  The  Early  History.  By 
Heman  Packard  De  Forest.  Part  II.  The  Later  History.  By  Edward 
Craig  Bates.  Westborough :  Published  by  the  Town.  1891.  8vo.  pp. 
xvi.-{-504.     Price  $3.50.     Sold  by  the  town  clerk,  Westborough,  Mass. 

Westborough  has  an  interest  for  us  as  the  birthplace  of  Eli  Whitney,  the  in- 
ventor of  the  cotton-gin,  an  invention  which  revolutionized  the  industry  of  the 
southern  states.  Many  other  men  of  note  were  natives  or  residents  of  the 
place. 

The  book  before  us  is  well  written  and  commends  itself  to  students  of  Ameri- 
can local  history.  It  treats  of  the  topography  of  Westborough,  of  its  Indian 
history,  its  first  white  settlers,  its  incorporation  in  1712,  its  churches  and 
ministers,  its  public  schools,  its  manufacturing  and  agricultural  industries, 
besides  other  topics  of  interest  relating  to  the  place  and  its  inhabitants.  The 
part  taken  by  its  people  in  the  French  and  Indian  wars,  the  revolution,  the  war 
of  1812  and  the  late  civil  war  are  fully  set  forth.  Biographical  sketches  of 
prominent  citizens  are  given  in  the  appendix. 

The  book  has  been  compiled  by  two  citizens  of  the  town,  the  Rev.  Mr.  De 
Forest  and  Mr.  Bates.  The  early  history  of  the  place,  closing  with  the  year 
1860,  was  written  by  Mr.  De  Forest;  and  the  later  history,  beginning  with  the 
civil  war  and  coming  down  to  the  present  time,  a  period  of  thirty  years,  is  the 
work  of  Mr.  Bates.  Both  of  these  gentlemen  have  done  their  work  well.  The 
volume  is  well  printed  and  is  embellished  with  numerous  fine  illustrations,  con- 
sisting of  portraits,  views,  maps  and  plans.     It  has  a  good  index. 

Memorial  of  Seymour  W.  Baldwin  of  Elyria,  Ohio,  and  of  Fidelia  (Hall)  Baldwin 
his  wife.    Cleveland,  Ohio  :     Leader  Printing  Company.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  33. 

This  memorial  of  Seymour  W.  Baldwin,  a  merchant  of  Elyria,  Ohio,  and  his 
second  wife,  contains  remarks  at  the  funeral  of  the  former,  Feb.  7,  1891,  by  the 
Rev.  Edwin  E.  Williams,  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Elyria,  and 
Rev.  Francis  S.  Hoyt,  D.D.,  presiding  elder  of  the  Sandusky  District  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church;  a  paper  by  Rev.  Frederick  A.  Gould  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Elyria ;  and  resolutions  by  various  bodies  on  his 
death.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Hoyt,  after  portraying  the  life  of  Mr.  Baldwin  as  a 
successful  business  man,  a  benevolent  citizen  and  a  sincere  christian,  thus  speaks 
of  its  lessons  :  "  You  and  I  can  look  at  such  a  character  as  his  and  learn  a  great 
lesson.  We  can  learn  that  it  is  not  the  greatest  thing  in  this  world  to  be  success- 
ful in  business,  to  be  a  great  lawyer  or  a  great  scholar,  a  great  doctor  or  a  man 
of  great  moneyed  power.  There  is  something  in  human  nature,  something  in 
mind,  something  in  heart,  something  in  character  that  rises  up  above  all  these 
earthly  things  and  gives  the  human  soul  a  dignity  and  glory  that  can  never  be 
destroyed." 

Mrs.  Fidelia  Baldwin  died  before  her  husband,  Oct.  5,  1886.  An  obituary  of 
her  is  reprinted  here  from  the  Elyria  Weekly  Bepublican.  Her  step-son,  Hon. 
Charles  Canclee  Baldwin,  of  Cleveland,  in  his  Genealogy  of  the  Baldwin  family, 
bears  testimony  to  her  sterling  worth  and  great  kindness. 

John  Hancock  and  his  Times.  Read  before  the  "  Bostonion  Society"  in  the 
Old  State  House,  by  the  Secretary,  William  Clarence  Burrage.  Published 
by  the  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.  of  Boston.  1891.  Demy  4to. 
pp.  19. 

Gov.  John  Hancock,  of  Massachusetts,  the  first  signer  of  the  Declaration  of 
Independence,  is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  the  people  of  this  country,  though 
some  writers  have  endeavored  to  detract  from  his  merits.  Mr.  Burrage  has 
done  a  good  work  in  vindicating  his  memory  in  the  elegant  brochure  before  us. 
He  gives  a  detailed  account  of  the  life  of  the  patriot,  drawn  from  every  source 
available  to  him.  The  illustrations  are  very  fine.  Portraits  of  John  Hancock 
and  his  wife  Dorothy  Quincy  (a  niece  of  Dr.  Holmes's  ancestress,  "Dorothy 
Q."),  are  given.  Other  engravings  are  a  view  of  the  Hancock  House;  Boston 
Tea  Party,  1773;  Meeting  of  John  Hancock  and  Paul  Revere  at  Lexington; 
Retreat  of  the  British  from  Lexington ;  and  Gov.  Hancock's  Visit  to  President 
Washington.  A  facsimile  of  the  order  of  procession  at  the  funeral  of  Gov. 
Hancock,  as  printed  in  a  newspaper  at  the  time,  is  given. 


102  Book  Notices,  [Jan. 

The  Lost  Colony  of  Boanoke :  its  Fate  and  Survival.  By  Stephen  B.  Weeks, 
Ph.D.  (Johns  Hopkins).  New  York :  The  Knickerbocker  Press.  1891.  8vo. 
pp.  42.     Price  50  cents. 

This  paper  was  read  before  the  American  Historical  Association,  and  is  re- 
printed from  the  fifth  volume  of  the  Papers  of  that  society. 

Ralegh's  "  Lost  Colony"  has  long  been  an  object  of  romantic  interest  to  our 
people,  and  Dr.  Weeks's  account  of  its  "fate  and  survival"  will  gratify  the 
curiosity  of  many  readers.  The  author  gives  an  account  of  Ralegh's  attempt  to 
colonize  Virginia,  and  reproduces  the  authorities  for  such  facts  as  have  been 
preserved.  He  then  advances  arguments  to  prove  that  the  Croatan  Indians, 
now  living  in  Robinson  County,  North  Carolina,  are  lineal  descendants  of  the 
colonists  left  on  Roanoke  Island  in  1587,  by  John  White.  The  conclusions 
reached  from  printed  authorities  are  confirmed  by  the  traditions,  by  the  charac- 
ter and  disposition,  by  the  language,  and  by  the  family  names  of  this  tribe  of 
Indians.  The  paper  is  a  very  able  one,  showing  much  patient  and  praiseworthy 
research.     We  commend  it  to  our  readers. 

A  Genealogical  History  beginning  toith  Col.  John  Washington,  the  emigrant,  and 
head  of  the  Washington  Family  in  America.  Edited  and  Compiled  by  Thornton 
Augustin  Washington.  Washington,  D.  C. :  Press  of  McGill  &  Wallace. 
1891.     8vo.  pp.  71.     With  folding  tabular  pedigree. 

Experimental  Pedigree  of  Descendants  of  Lawrence  Washington,  1635-1677,  of 
Virginia.  By  Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Hayden,  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.  1891. 
8vo.  pp.  6. 

Wills  of  the  American  Ancestors  of  General  George  Washington,  in  the  Line  of 
the  Original  Owner  and  the  Inheritors  of  Mount  Vernon.  Edited  by  Joseph 
M.  Toner,  M.D.  Boston :  New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society. 
1891.     8vo.  pp.  19. 

We  have  before  us  three  pamphlets  illustrating  the  genealogy  and  history  of 
the  Washington  family. 

In  the  first  work  Col.  Thornton  A.  Washington  gives  much  genealogical  matter 
relating  to  the  descendants  of  Col.  John  Washington  the  emigrant  ancestor  of 
President  Washington  in  the  line  of  the  compiler,  who  is  descended  from  Samuel 
Washington,  born  Nov.  16,  1734:,  the  oldest  full  brother  of  the  President.  The 
work  seems  to  be  compiled  with  much  care.  The  biographies  of  the  various 
members  of  the  family  are  very  full,  and  contain  matter  hitherto  not  accessible. 

The  pamphlet  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hayden  is  reprinted  from  the  author's  ' '  Vir- 
ginia Genealogies."  Less  has  been  known  of  the  descendants  of  Lawrence 
Washington,  the  emigrant  to  Virginia,  than  there  has  been  of  those  of  his  elder 
brother  John,  to  whom  the  other  two  pamphlets  are  devoted.  Mr.  Hay  den's 
pamphlet  is  particularly  welcome. 

Dr.  Toner's  pamphlet  is  a  reprint  of  his  contribution  to  the  July  number  of 
the  Register,  and  our  readers  are  familiar  with  its  valuable  contents.  It  is 
handsomely  printed  and  will  be  found  convenient  it  its  separate  form. 

How  Yale  grew  to  be  a  National  University.     8vo.  14  pages. 

Weeden's  Economic  and  Social  History  of  New  England.     8vo.  26  pages. 

These  two  pamphlets  are  by  William  L.  Kingsley,  A.M.,  editor  of  the  New- 
Englander  and  Yale  Beview,  and  are  reprinted  from  that  magazine ;  the  former 
from  the  number  for  October,  1891,  and  the  latter  from  that  for  November,  1891. 

In  the  first  pamphlet,  Mr.  Kingsley  shows  the  steps  by  which  Yale  College  grew 
to  be  a  "  national  university,"  as  he  claims  that  it  is.  "  No  other  college  in  the 
country,"  he  says,  "  draws  so  large  a  number  of  students  from  so  wide  an  area. 
Its  graduates  are  in  every  State  of  the  Union — we  might  sa}T  in  every  town  of 
any  considerable  size.  Its  faculties,  though  for  the  most  part  made  up  of  its 
own  alumni,  include  Professors  selected  from  the  alumni  of  more  than  a  dozen 
other  institutions  of  learning.  Its  students  belong  to  families  connected  with 
all  the  different  denominations,  and  all  these  denominations  are  also  represented 
among  its  instructors.  The  spirit  which  rules  on  the  campus  is  thoroughly 
American,  and  democratic  in  the  true  sense  of  that  term." 

A  college  was  contemplated  by  the  founders  of  New  Haven,  where  Yale  Col- 


1892.]  Booh  Notices.  103 

lege  is  seated,  and  land  was  set  apart  by  them  for  such  an  institution.  But  at 
the  request  of  the  friends  of  Harvard  College,  who  represented  that  New  Eng- 
land could  not  then  support  two  colleges,  the  plan  was  not  carried  into 
execution  for  three  score  years.  When,  at  the  beginning  of  the  last  century,  a 
college  was  founded,  in  Connecticut,  it  was  determined  to  enlarge  the  area  from 
which  the  college  might  draw  its  support,  and  it  was,  the  author  says,  to  James 
Pierpont,  the  founder  of  the  institution,  that  we  owe  this.  The  plan  adopted 
in  1701  has  been  continued  to  the  present  time,  the  area  constantly  increasing 
from  which  students  were  drawn. 

The  second  pamphlet  is  a  review  of  Mr.  Weeden's  work  on  the  "  Economic 
and  Social  History  of  New  England."  Mr.  Kingsley  appreciates  the  great  labor 
of  Mr.  Weeden  in  gatheriug  his  facts  from  so  many  sources — many  of  them 
obscure  and  not  easily  accessible ;  and  the  high  value  of  the  results  obtained 
by  his  careful  and  generally  judicious  labors.  But  he  cannot  agree  with  him 
in  all  his  inferences.  "Life  in  New  England  in  the  seventeenth  century," 
Mr.  Kingsley  thinks,  "was  not  such  a  dull,  bare  and  spiritless  affair  as  is 
represented !  On  what  continent,  pray,  and  among  what  people  was  there  more 
real  and  substantial  happiness?  The  attempt  to  answer  this  question  may  lead 
some  people  to  pause  before  they  accept  the  estimate  which  is  placed  upon 
Puritans  in  this  book." 

New  Historical  Atlas  and  General  History.  By  Robert  H.  Labberton.  Silver, 
Burdett  &  Company,  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago.     1890.     4to.  pp.  213. 

This  is  a  very  useful  work.  It  is  a  history  of  the  world  arranged  under  na- 
tions and  epochs,  and  illustrated  by  numerous  maps.  The  American  History  fills 
17  pages  of  the  work,  with  many  maps  illustrating  it.  Appended  are  twenty-nine 
genealogical  tables  of  royal  and  historic  families  from  classical  times  to  the 
present.  The  table  of  contents  embodies  a  bibliography  of  the  works  used  as 
authorities.  Mr.  Labberton  has  been  engaged  for  twenty  years  on  a  large 
historical  and  genealogical  atlas  which  has  not  yet  been  published,  but  his  labors 
on  that  work  have  furnished  material  and  fitted  him  for  this.  The  plates  of  a 
former  Atlas  having  been  destroyed  by  fire,  the  author  has  made  a  thorough 
revision  of  the  work  and  presents  it  to  his  readers  in  the  well  printed  book 
before  us. 

Stark's  History  and  Guide  to  the  Bahama  Islands,  containing  a  Description  of 
everything  on  or  about  the  Bahama  Islands  of  which  the  Visitor  or  Besident  may 
desire  Information  ;  including  their  History,  Inhabitants,  Climate,  Agriculture, 
Geology,  Government  and  Besources.  Fully  Illustrated  with  Maps,  Engravings 
and  Bhoto-prints.  By  James  H.  Stark.  Boston  :  Photo-Electrotype  Company, 
Publishers.     12mo.  pp.  x.-f-243.     Price  $1. 

The  title-page  sets  forth  clearly  the  contents  of  this  book.  It  has  been  the 
author's  intention,  as  he  states  in  the  preface,  to  produce  "  a  history  and  guide 
to  the  Bahama  Islands.  In  the  performance  of  this  task  every  available  source 
of  information  known  to  him  has  been  drawn  upon,  the  best  authorities  have 
been  consulted,  such  as  Brace's,  McKinnen's,  Edwards's,  and  Bacot's  histories, 
from  which  much  valuable  information  has  been  compiled,  and  also  from  some 
recent  works  on  the  Bahamas,  such  as  Powles,  Ives,  Drysdale's  and  the  Nassau 
Almanac." 

Mr.  Stark  has  evidently  bestowed  much  labor  on  this  work.  The  reader 
will  find  here  interesting  matter  on  this  subject  which  has  never  before  appeared 
in  print.  The  fourth  centenary  of  the  discovery  of  America  by  Columbus 
occurring  in  this  year,  readers  will  be  attracted  towards  the  contents  of  this 
neat  and  handy  volume. 

"  The  Travelling  Church" :  An  Account  of  the  Baptist  Exodus  from  Virginia  to 
Kentucky  in  1781  under  the  Leadership  of  Bev.  Lewis  Craig  and  Capt.  William 
Ellis.  By  George  W.  Ranck.  Louisville,  Ky. :  Press  of  Baptist  Book  Con- 
cern.    1891.     8vo.  pp.  38.     Price  25  cts. 

This  story  of  the  march  of  the  heroic  Baptist  pioneers  from  Virginia  to 
Kentucky  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century,  embodies  "  much  that  has  been 
utterly  neglected  by  other  writers,  and  supplies  a  thrilling  chapter"  in  the  his- 
tory of  Kentucky. 

VOL.    XLVI.  9* 


104  Book  Notices.  [Jan. 

Battles  of  Saratoga,  1777.  The  Saratoga  Monument  Association,  1856-1891. 
Illustrated.  By  ELLEN  Hardin  Walworth.  Joel  Munsell's  Sons,  Publishers. 
Albany,  N.  Y.     Royal  8vo.  pp.  191.     Price  .$2.50. 

Mrs.  Walworth  published  a  monograph  on  Burgoyne's  Campaign  in  1877,  the 
centenary  of  the  capture  of  that  general's  army.  She  has  been  induced  by  the 
favorable  reception  which  her  volume  met  with,  to  bring  out  this  volume,  and 
to  illustrate  it  with  "original  views  of  the  battle-ground,  and  the  historic 
tablets  which  have  been  erected  to  mark  different  points  of  interest." 

The  volume  contains  an  account  of  the  battles  of  Saratoga,  followed  by  a  his- 
tory of  the  Saratoga  Monument  Association  and  other  historical  matters  relating 
to  Saratoga  and  the  battles.  The  initiatory  steps  for  forming  this  association 
were  taken  in  1856,  at  a  meeting  of  patriotic  gentlemen  in  the  old  Schuyler 
mansion  at  Schuylerville,  N.  Y.,  and  resulted  in  the  organization  in  1859  of  an 
association,  with  the  Hon.  Hamilton  Fish  as  President.  The  history  of  this 
association  and  what  it  has  done  is  fully  given  in  this  volume  by  Mrs.  Walworth, 
who  is  chairman  of  the  committee  on  tablets,  and  also  on  that  in  charge  of  the 
monument. 

The  book  is  handsomely  printed  on  thick  white  paper,  and  is  illustrated  with 
twenty-four  fine  engravings,  consisting  of  portraits,  views,  maps  and  plans. 

Saratoga  is  admitted  to  be  one  of  the  decisive  battles  of  the  world,  and  Mrs. 
Walworth  has  done  a  service  to  her  countrymen  in  preserving  the  history  of  that 
important  event  and  of  the  association  whose  object  is  to  commemorate  it. 

Memoranda  concerning  the  Family  of  Bispham  in  Great  Britain  and  the  United 
States  of  America.  Compiled  and  edited  by  William  Bispham  of  New  York. 
Privately  Printed.  New  York.  1890.  Royal  8vo.  pp.  348.  Edition  100 
copies. 

Becordofthe  Bust  Family,  embracing  the  Descendants  of  Henry  Bust  who  came 
from  England  and  settled  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  1634-1635.  By  Albert  D. 
Rust.     Published  by  the  Author.     Waco,  Texas.     8vo.  pp.  xvi.-j-528. 

The  Ladd  Family.  A  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Memoir  of  the  Descendants 
of  Daniel  Ladd  of  Haverhill ;  Joseph  Ladd  of  Portsmouth,  B.  I.  ;  John  Ladd  of 
Burlington,  N.  J.  Compiled  by  Warren  Ladd  of  New  Bedford.  Printed 
for  the  Author  by  Edmund  Anthony  &  Sons,  New  Bedford,  Mass.  1890. 
8vo.  pp.  xii.-f-413. 

Genealogical  Becords  and  Sketches  of  the  Descendants  of  William  Thomas  of 
Hardwick,  Mass.  Illustrated  by  Views  and  Portraits.  By  A.  R.  Thomas,  M.D. 
Philadelphia  and  London  :   F.  A.  Davis,  Publisher.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  xi.-f-221. 

The  Brockway  Family.  Some  Becords  of  Wolston  Brockway  and  his  Descendants. 
Bv  Francis  E.  Brockway.  Owego,  N.  Y. :  Leon  L.  Brockway's  Power 
Print.     1890.     4to.  pp.  167. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Dimond  or  Dimon  Family  of  Fail-field,  Conn.  Together 
with  the  Becords  of  the  Dimom  or  Dymont  Family  of  East  Hampto?i,  Long 
Island  and  of  the  Dimond  Family  of  New  Hampshire.  By  Edwin  R.  Dimond 
of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Albany,  N.  Y. :  Published  for  the  Compiler  by  Joel 
Munsell's  Sons.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  179. 

Materials  for  a  History  of  the  Sessions  Family  in  America,  the  Descendants  of 
Alexander  Sessions  of  Andover,  Mass.,  1669.  Gathered  by  Francis  C.  Ses- 
sions. Albany,  N.  Y.  :  Joel  Munsell's  Sons,  Publishers.  1890.  Fcp.  4to. 
pp.  252.     Price  $2. 

Memoranda  relating  to  the  Mifflin  Family.  By  John  Houston  Merrill. 
[Philadelphia:]     Printed  for  Private  Distribution.     [1890.]     8vo.  pp.  91. 

Matthias  Farnsworth  and  his  Descendants  in  America.  A  Monograph.  By 
Claudius  Buchanan  Farnsworth.  Pawtucket,  R.  I. :  Published  by  the 
Author.     1891.     Super  Royal  8vo.  pp.  122. 

A  History  of  the  Putnam  Family  in  England  and  America,  recording  the  Ancestry 
and  Descendants  of  John  Putnam  of  Danvers,  3Iass.,  Jan  Poutman  of  Albany, 
N.  Y.,  and  Thomas  Putnam  of  Hartford,  Conn.  By  Eijen  Putnam.  Illus- 
trated.    Salem,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A. :     The  Salem  Press  Publishing  and  Printing 


1892.]  Book  Notices.  105 

Co.     1891.      8vo.     Part  I.   pp.  64-f-v.     Edition  300  copies.     Issued  to  Sub- 
scribers only.     Price  $6.00  in  advance. 

Genealogical  History,  shovnng  the  Paternal  Line  from  Arthur  Rexford,  a  native  of 
England,  who  married  Elizabeth  Stevens  of  Nevi  Haven,,  Conn.,  in  1702.  Com- 
piled by  John  DeWitt  Rexford.  Janes ville,  Wis. :  Gazette  Printing  Com- 
pany, Printers.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  77. 

Some  Material  for  a  Genealogy  of  the  Prince  Family  of  Danvers.  By  Eben  Put- 
nam.    8vo.  pp.  11. 

The  Ancestry  and  Descendants  of  Jonathan  Pollard,  1759-1821.  With  Records 
of  Allied  Families.  Compiled  by  Lucien  M.  Underwood.  Syracuse,  N.  Y. : 
Privately  Printed.  1891.  Sm.  4to.  pp.  20.  Edition  200  copies.  Price  65  cts., 
postpaid,  2  copies  for  one  dollar.  Address  L.  M.  Underwood,  411  Comstock 
Avenue,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

John  Smith  of  Milford,  New  Haven  Colony,  1640;  and  his  Descendants  to  the 
Fifth  Generation.    Compiled  by  Robert  Atwater  Smith  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Will  of  Charles  Hoare  of  Gloucester,  England.  With  Notes  by  George  F.  Hoar. 
Boston  :     David  Clapp  &  Son,  Printers.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  7. 

Capt.  John  Elliott  of  Boston,  Mass.,  1722.     By  I.  J.  Greenwood.     8vo.  pp.  4. 

The  Ancestral  Dictionary.  Edited  by  John  Osborne  Austin.  Printed  by  E. 
L.  Freeman  &  Son,  Central  Falls,  R.  I.  8vo.  pp.  74.  Price  $5,  postpaid. 
Address  J.  O.  Austin,  P.O.  Box  81,  Providence,  R.  I. 

An  Account  of  the  Reunion  of  the  Descendants  of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  First 
Minister  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  held  at  Hartford,  May  16,  1890,  with  other 
Historical  Papers.  Edited  by  John  Hooker,  President  of  Thomas  Hooker 
Association.  Salem,  Mass.  :  The  Salem  Press  Publishing  and  Printing  Co. 
1891.     8vo.  pp.  83. 

Report  of  the  Sixth  Annual  Reunion  of  the  Eaton  Family  Association,  held  at 
Boston,  August  19,  1890.  New  Haven :  Tuttle,  Morehouse  &  Taylor, 
Printers.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  35. 

Eighth  Annual  Reunion  of  the  Hartwell  Family  Association,  held  at  the  Town 
Hall,  Concord,  Mass.,  August  27,  1891.     8vo.  pp.  19. 

We  continue  in  this  number  our  notices  of  genealogical  publications. 

The  book  on  the  Bisphams  is  a  work  of  much  research,  particularly  in  relation 
to  the  history  of  the  name  in  England,  which  seems  to  be  exhaustive.  The 
progenitors  of  a  majority  of  the  Bisphams  in  the  United  States  are  de- 
scended from  two  brothers,  Benjamin  and  Joshua,  sons  of  Joseph  Bispham  of 
Bickerstaffe,  an  agricultural  township  in  the  parish  of  Ormskirk,  Lancashire, 
who  came  to  America  in  the  first  half  of  the  last  century  and  settled  in  New 
Jersey,  Benjamin  at  Mount  Holly  and  Joshua  at  Morestown,  both  in  Burling- 
ton County.  The  book  is  handsomely  printed  and  bound.  It  has  fourteen  illus- 
trations, among  them  fine  views  of  Old  Bispham  Hall  at  Wigan,  and  the  churches 
of  St.  Thomas  a  Becket,  Up-Holland,  and  St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul,  Ormskirk,  all 
in  Lancashire,  and  other  objects  of  interest  to  the  family.  Two  folding  English 
pedigrees  are  given.     The  volume  is  well  indexed. 

In  the  volume  on  the  Rust  family,  the  descendants  of  Henry  Rust,  an  early 
settler  of  Hingham,  Mass.,  seem  to  be  very  thoroughly  traced.  Nearly  five 
hundred  families  are  given,  arranged  on  the  Register  Plan.  The  compiler  lias 
been  very  successful  in  obtaining  biographical  as  well  as  genealogical  details. 
Thirty-five  steel  and  albertype  portraits,  besides  other  engravings,  embellish  the 
volume.     It  is  handsomely  printed  and  thoroughly  indexed. 

The  Ladd  genealogy  is  compiled  by  Warren  Ladd  of  New  Bedford,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  collecting  materials  for  about  eight  years.  He  has  done  his 
work  very  faithfully  and  produced  a  volume  that  will  be  prized  by  those  hear- 
ing the  name.     The  book  is  well  printed  and  has  an  excellent  index. 

The  Thomas  genealogy  is  by  Prof.  Amos  Russell  Thomas,  M.D.,  of  the 
Hahnemann  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia.  He  has  collected  here  much 
interesting  matter  about  the  name,  and  has  given  a  good  genealogy  of  the  de- 
scendants of  William  Thomas,  who  settled  in  Hardwick,  Massachusetts,  some 
time  previous  to  December,  1732.  He  is  considered  by  Rev.  Dr.  Paige,  the 
historian  of  Hardwick,  to  be  one  of  the  earliest  if  not  the  earliest  white  inhahi- 


106  Book  Notices.  [Jan. 

tants  of  that  town.     Prof.  Thomas  has  brought  out  his  book  in  a  handsome 
form.     It  is  well  printed  and  bound.     It  has  a  good  index. 

The  Brockway  book  is  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  Wolston  Brockway  who 
settled  in  Lyme,  Connecticut,  in  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century.  Mr. 
Brockway  of  Owego,  the  compiler,  has  had  the  assistance  of  the  veteran  gene- 
alogist, Mr.  D.  Williams  Patterson  of  Newark  Valley,  N.  Y.  The  book  is  well 
arranged  and  well  indexed.  It  makes  a  handsome  volume,  illustrated  with  por- 
traits. 

The  Dimond  Family,  by  Mr.  Dimond  of  San  Francisco,  is  chiefly  devoted  to 
the  descendants  of  Thomas  Dimond,  an  early  settler  of  Fairfield,  Conn.  They 
are  traced  to  the  present  time,  some  of  the  tenth  generation  being  given.  We 
have  also  in  the  book  the  records  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Dymont  of 
East  Hampton,  L.  I.,  who  died  in  1682,  and  of  Ezekiel  Dimond,  who  settled  in 
Concord,  N.  H.  about  1750  and  who  was  a  native  of  South  Hampton  in  that 
province.  Though  living  at  such  a  distance  from  the  early  records  of  the 
family,  he  has  under  these  difficulties  persevered  is  his  research  and  made  a  very 
commendable  book.     It  has  a  good  index. 

The  materials  for  a  History  of  the  Sessions  Family  contain  a  large  amount 
of  matter  relating  to  the  name,  consisting  of  biographies,  letters,  extracts  from 
public  records,  records  of  families,  etc.  While  on  a  recent  tour  of  Europe  he 
visited  Wantage,  Berkshire,  from  which  place  he  had  some  reason  for  believing 
that  his  ancestors  came,  but  he  found  none  of  the  name  there,  though  in  the 
adjoining  county  of  Gloucester  he  met  with  persons  of  that  name,  one  of  whom 
was  mayor  of  the  city  of  Gloucester.  The  book  makes  a  neat  volume  and  is 
illustrated  with  portraits  and  views  of  buildings. 

The  book  on  the  Mifflin  family  relates  to  the  descendants  of  John  Mifflin, 
senior,  and  John  Mifflin,  junior,  father  and  son,  who  came  from  Warminster, 
Wiltshire,  some  time  prior  to  1679,  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  It  contains 
much  valuable  material.     It  makes  a  handsome  volume. 

The  Farnsworth  book  is  principally  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  Matthias 
Farnsworth,  who  was  a  resident  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1657,  but  who  re- 
moved a  few  years  later  to  Groton.  Two  others  of  the  surname  are  found  in 
America  in  the  seventeenth  century — Joseph  at  Dorchester,  Mass.,  in  1632,  and 
Thomas,  a  quaker,  at  what  is  now  Bordentown,  New  Jersey.  Mr.  Farnsworth 
gives  brief  accounts  of  Joseph  and  Thomas  and  their  families,  and  devotes  the 
rest  of  the  book  to  the  posterity  of  Matthias.  The  work  is  based  on  collections 
by  the  author's  uncle,  Rev.  James  D.  Farnsworth,  who  died  in  1854.  It  is  a 
very  acceptable  contribution  to  American  genealogy.  It  is  well  printed  and 
indexed. 

The  next  work,  on  the  Putnam  family,  will  fill  a  long  felt  want.  When  com- 
pleted it  will  contain  the  result  of  the  labors  of  several  industrious  genealogists, 
the  first  of  whom  was  Dea.  Edward  Putnam,  a  grandson  of  the  emigrant,  who 
compiled  a  genealogy  in  1733.  The  author  of  this  work,  Mr.  Eben  Putnam  of 
Danvers,  began  collecting  facts  when  twelve  years  of  age.  After  others  who 
had  been  preparing  a  Putnam  genealogy  for  the  press  had  died  or  given  up  the 
task,  Mr.  Putnam  took  their  materials  and  by  great  labor  for  several  years  has 
prepared  them  for  the  press.  The  book  when  completed  will  make  600  octavo 
pages,  embellished  with  about  30  full  page  illustrations.  It  will  be  issued  in 
parts  of  about  60  pages  each.  The  compiler  hopes  to  publish  the  work  complete 
by  next  summer.     The  part  before  us  is  well  arranged  and  well  printed. 

The  Rexf ord  book  is  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  Arthur  Rexford  who 
settled  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  as  early  as  1702.  It  contains  valuable  material  and 
is  clearly  arranged. 

Mr.  Putnam's  pamphlet  on  the  Prince  family  is  reprinted  from  the  Collections 
of  the  Essex  Institute,  vol.  27.  It  is  intended  to  be  supplementary  to  the 
account,  in  vol.  14,  by  the  late  Dr.  James  A.  Emmerton,  of  the  immediate 
descendants  of  Robert  Prince  of  Salem. 

The  pamphlet  on  the  Pollard  family  gives  the  ancestry  and  descendants  of 
Jonathan  Pollard  of  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  born  at  Suncook,  N.  H.,  March  3, 
1759.  He  was  a  great  grandson  of  Thomas  Pollard,  who  settled  at  Billerica, 
Mass.,  about  1692.  The  work  is  well  compiled  and  handsomely  printed.  It 
also  contains  genealogical  matter  relating  to  the  families  of  Merrick,  Smith, 
Bird  and  Williams. 

The  next  three  pamphlets,  relating  to  Smith,  Hoare  and  Elliott,  are  reprints 
from  the  Register,  and  their  matter  is  familier  to  our  readers. 


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The  Ancestral  Dictionary  consists  of  a  series  of  sixty-four  ancestral  tables, 
each  of  which  gives  all  the  known  ancestors  to  the  fourth  generation  of  indi- 
viduals of  more  or  less  prominence,  living  and  dead.  Appended  are  eight  blank 
charts,  in  which  the  purchaser  can  record  his  own  ancestry  and  that  of  his 
friends.     It  is  a  very  useful  volume. 

The  last  three  pamphlets  give  the  exercises  at  the  gatherings  of  the  families 
of  Hooker,  Eaton  and  Hartwell.  These  were  all  interesting  occasions,  and  the 
pamphlets  preserve  much  valuable  material. 


RECENT   PUBLICATIONS, 

Presented  to  the  New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society  to  Dec  15,  1891. 
Prepared  by  the  Rev.  Ezra  Hoyt  Byington,  D.D.,  Librarian. 

I.  Publications  written  or  edited  by  Members  of  the  Society. 

History  of  Braintree  and  Quincy,  Mass.  By  Charles  Francis  Adams,  A.B.  Boston. 
1891.     8vo.     pp.  365. 

Some  Phases  of  Sexual  Morality  and  Church  Discipline  in  Colonial  New  England. 
By  Charles  Francis  Adams,  A.B.     Pp.  43. 

Bedford,  England.  A  Historical  Sketch.  By  Rev.  E.  G.  Porter.  Pamphlet,  16 
pages. 

Notes  and  Additions  to  the  History  of  Gloucester.  Second  Series.  By  John  J. 
Babson.     Salem.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  187. 

General  John  W.  Phelps.  A  paper  read  before  the  New- England  Historic  Genealo- 
gical Society.     By  Cecil  H.  C.  Howard.     Dec.  1.  1886. 

Dedication  Memorial  Library.     Acton,  Mass.     1890.     8vo.  pp.  46. 

Record  of  the  First  Church  in  Dorchester,  1636  to  1734.    Boston.    1891.    8vo.  pp.  40. 

Influence  of  the  Netherlands  upon  England  and  the  American  Republic.  By 
William  Elliot  Griffis,  D.D.     Boston.     1891.     Pamphlet  pp.  40. 

The  Influence  of  the  Clergy  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  By  Rt.  Rev.  William 
Stevens  Perry,  D.D. 

Captain  Thomas  Lawrence's  Company,  1758.  By  Samuel  Abbott  Green,  M.D. 
Cambridge.     1890.     Pamphlet  8vo.  pp.  15. 

A  History  of  the  Putnam  Family.  Part  1.  By  Eben  Putnam.  Salem.  1891. 
pp.  64. 

The  Church  in  Nova  Scotia.    Rev.  A.  W.  Eaton,  B.A.     Pp.  320.  12mo.     1891. 

II.     Other  Publications. 

Transactions  of  the  Royal  Historical  Society.     1891.    Vol.  V.     New  Series. 

The  Anatomy  of  Astrangia  D  anse.  Natural  History  Illustrations.  Prepared  under 
the  direction  of  Louis  Agassiz,  1849.    Published  by  the  Smithsonian  Institution.    1889. 

Six  Species  of  North  American  Fresh  Water  Fishes.  Louis  Agassiz  and  Spencer 
F.  Baird,  1849.     Published  by  the  Smithsonian  Institution.     1889. 

Archseologia.  Tracts  relating  to  Antiquity.  Second  Series.  London.  1890.  Vol. 
H.     4to.  pp.  788. 

Proceedings  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries.     London.     Session  of  1890-1891. 

Centennial  of  the  First  Congregational  Church.  Jericho,  Vt.  1791-1891.  His- 
torical Addresses  by  Hon.  Edgar  H.  Lane  and  Rev.  Austin  Hazen.  Burlington,  Vt. 
1891. 

Americans  of  Royal  Descent.  By  Charles  H.  Browning.  Philadelphia.  1891. 
Second  Edition.     8vo.  pp.  732. 

Memorial  Sermon  on  the  Life  and  Character  of  Bishop  Benjamin  H.  Paddock, 
S.T.D.    By  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark,  D.D.,  LL.D.  of  Rhode  Island.    1891.    pp.  31. 

Samuel  Slater  and  the  Cotton  Manufacture  in  the  United  States.  By  William  K. 
Bagnall,  M.A. 

Illustrated  Popular  Biography  of  Connecticut.  Compiled  by  J.  A.  Spaulding. 
Hartford.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  374, 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society's  Record.  Collections,  1,  2,  3,  4.  1878-1889.  Pam- 
phlets. 

Lyndeborough,  N.  H.  Historical  Address  by  Rev.  T.  G.  Clark.  Concord.  1891. 
Pp.  68. 


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Deaths, 


[Jan. 


Proceedings  of  the  Mass.  Historical  Society.  Second  Series.  Vol.  VI.  1890-1891. 
Published  by  the  Society.     1891.     Octavo,  pp.  538. 

Minnesota  Historical  Collections.     Vol.  VI.     1891.     Part  2.     pp.  319. 

Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Barnet,  Vt.  1891.  Pamphlet, 
pp.  42. 

Necrology  of  Princeton  Theological  Seminary.  Vol.  I.,  1875-1889.  1891.  Prince- 
ton. 

Proceedings  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association.  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association.     1891.     Octavo,  pp.  70. 

Class  of  1875,  Harvard  College.  Harvard  College  Secretary's  Report,  No.  6,  1875 
to  1891.     Pp.  125. 

Society  of  California  Pioneers.  Annual  Meeting.  Third  Annual  Report  of  the 
Secretary.     Boston,  Sept.  9,  1890.     Pamphlet,  pp.  14. 

The  Site  of  Fort  St.  George.  By  W.  Scott  Hill,  M.D.,  President  of  the  Kennebec 
Natural  History  and  Antiquarian  Society.     1891. 

Memoirs  of  Horatio  Wood.  By  his  son  Horatio  Wood.  Lowell.  1891.  Pamphlet, 
pp.  31. 

Annual  Report  of  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions.  Pub- 
lished by  the  Board.     1891. 

The  War  of  the  Rebellion  Series.  Vol.  XXXIV.,  Part  III.  Vol.  XXXV.,  Parts 
I.,  II.    Vol.  XXXVI.,  Part  I.    Washington,  D.  C.    1891.    Government  Printing  Office. 

Early  Days  of  Woodstock,  N.  B.  Anniversary  of  the  Ordination  of  Rev.  Fredk. 
Diblee.     Pamphlet,  pp.  28. 

Some  of  the  Beginnings  of  Westchester  Countv  Historical  Society.  Printed  by 
Westchester  County  Historical  Society.     1890. 


DEATHS. 


Arthur  Deloraine  Corey,  Ph.D.,  died 
at  Maiden,  Mass.,  Aug,  17,  1891.  He 
was  the  only  child  of  Deloraine- Pendre 
and  Isabella  (Holden)  Corey,  and  was 
born  at  Maiden,  April  13,  1866.  He 
was  fitted  at  the  Maiden  High  School 
and  entered  Harvard  College,  with 
honors,  at  the  early  age  of  fifteen  years. 
He  received  a  Detur,  in  the  freshman 
year,  and  second  year  highest  honors  in 
classics.  In  the  early  part  of  his  junior 
year,  he  was  taken  from  Cambridge  by 
a  fever,  in  consequence  of  which  he 
was  obliged  to  relinquish  his  studies 
for  that  year ;  and  at  the  beginning  of 
the  next  year  he  was  again  prostrated 
by  a  severer  illness,  which  nearly  proved 
fatal.  He  returned  to  his  studies,  how- 
ever, in  the  spring,  and  during  the  next 
year  received  a  Bowdoin  prize  for  a 
dissertation,  The  Dionysiac  Theatre. 
At  his  graduation  in  1886,  he  was 
ranked  as  the  second  in  the  classical  de- 
partment and  sixth  in  the  class.  He 
received  his  degree,  summa  cum  laude, 
with  final  honors  in  classics  and  honor- 
able mention  in  Greek,  Latin,  French, 
and  English  composition.  He  re- 
mained at  Cambridge  another  year  and 
took  the  degree  of  A.M.  He  was 
secretary  of  the  Classical  Club  from  its 
formation   in    1885  until   he   left    the 


University  in  1887,  and  was  elected  to 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  in  1886.  He  was 
an  active  member  of  the  Society  of 
Christian  Brethren  and  the  Harvard 
Total  Abstinence  League,  taking  a 
lively  interest  in  the  objects  and  work 
of  those  societies. 

In  the  summer  of  1887  he  went  to 
Europe,  and  after  a  brief  tour  in  Bel- 
gium and  Germany,  matriculated  at 
the  Royal  Friedrich  Wilhelm  University 
in  Berlin,  where  he  studied  nearly  four 
years  under  the  most  celebrated  clas- 
sicists and  archaeologists  of  that  famous 
University.  During  his  vacations  he 
visited  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  France, 
and  England,  always  with  a  keen  eye 
and  understanding  for  the  abundant 
art  of  those  countries.  In  the  museums 
and  libraries  of  Germany,  and  in  those 
of  London  and  Paris,  he  studied  un- 
weariedly  for  a  dissertation,  De  Amazo- 
num  Antiquissimis  Figuris,  which  gave 
him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy 
and  received  from  the  Berlin  faculty 
the  predicate,  diligentice  et  eruditionis 
specimen  laxidabile.  He  was  the  first 
native  of  Maiden  to  receive  a  foreign 
degree  for  actual  work,  that  of  Edward 
Wiirglesworth  (S.T.D.)  received  from 
Edinburgh  in  1730  being  honorary. 

He  left  Berlin  in  April  of  this  year ; 


1892.] 


Deaths, 


109 


and  after  an  archaeological  tour  in  Hol- 
land and  Belgium,  he  repaired  to  Paris, 
where  he  spent  the  last  few  weeks  of 
his  European  life  in  revisiting  the  gal- 
leries and  museums  of  that  most  favored 
city.  Returning  to  America  he  reached 
his  native  city  towards  the  last  of  May  ; 
and,  after  a  few  weeks  with  his  friends, 
he  fell  asleep  with  the  composure  of  a 
philosopher,  cheered  and  sustained  by 
the  clear  and  earnest  faith  of  a  Christian. 
A  friend  and  fellow-student,  who  knew 
him  intimately,  both  in  America  and 
Germany,  says  of  him  : — 

"  He  was  under  all  circumstances 
kind  and  sympathetic,  always  eager  to 
forget  self  in  helping  others ;  of  true 
Christian  character ;  a  conscientious 
student  and  thorough  scholar.  On  his 
death  bed  he  had  a  kind  word  of  re- 
membrance and  consolation  for  every 
friend.  His  name  will  long  live  in 
those  circles  in  which  he  moved,  both 
in  America  and  Germany,  and  his  life, 
though  short,  may  well  serve  as  a 
model  for  those  who  knew  him." — Cam- 
bridge Tribune,  Aug.  29. 

Dr.  Corey  was  a  descendant  in  the 
ninth  generation  of  William  Corey  of 
Portsmouth,  R.  L,  who  is  traditionally 
said  to  have  removed  from  Salem  ;  and 
in  the  eighth  generation  of  Richard 
Holden  of  Watertown  and  Groton.  In 
the  paternal  line  he  was  descended  from 
Joseph  Hills  and  John  Wayte,  the 
leading  settlers  of  Maiden  (Register, 
xxxii.,  188-196),  and  from  thirteen  of 
the  Pilgrims  or  first-comers  of  Ply- 
mouth, viz.:  William  Mullins  and 
wife,  John  Alden  and  Priscilla  Mullins, 
John  Tilley  and  wife,  and  John  How- 
land  and  Elizabeth  Tilley,  of  the  May- 
flower, 1620 ;  Moses  Symonson  (Sim- 
mons) and  wife,  and  Philip  de  Launey 
(Delano)  of  the  Fortune,  1621 ;  and 
Stephen   Tracy    and    wife,    Tryphosa 

Le ,  of  the  Ann,   1623.     Of  his 

ancestors  were  Rev.  John  Reyner  of 
Plymouth  and  Dover  ;  Ezekiel  Cheever, 
the  famous  schoolmaster,  and  his  son, 
Rev.  Thomas  Cheever  of  Maiden  and 
Chelsea ;  Rev.  Ralph  Partridge,  the 
first  minister  of  Duxbury,  and  his  son- 
in-law,  Rev.  Thomas  Thacher,  the  first 
pastor  of  the  Old  South  Church,  Bos- 
ton ;  Elder  William  Sargeant  of  Mai- 
den and  Barnstable  ;  Thomas  Oakes  of 
Cambridge;  Elder  John  Chipman  of 
Barnstable ;  Thomas  Boylston,  Ralph 
Sprague,  Edward  Holyoke,  Capt.  John 
Floyd,  Job  Lane.  George  Felt,  James 
Nichols,  William  Cowdrey,  and  many 
others  well  known  among  the  founders 
of  Plymouth  and  Massachusetts  Bay.  * 


Mr.  Charles  Benjamin  Richardson  died 
at  West  Newton,  Mass.,  July  5,  1891, 
aged  59.  He  was  born  at  Groton, 
Mass.,  March  31,  1832,  and  was  a  son 
of  Alpheus  and  Susan  (Lawrence) 
Richardson  of  Groton.  His  parents 
were  both  born  at  Groton,  his  father 
Nov.  3,  1797,  and  his  mother  Feb.  28, 
1794.  They  were  married  Nov.  7,  1820. 
Charles  B.  Richardson  was  a  de- 
scendant in  the  eighth  generation  from 
Thomas1  Richardson,  an  early  settler 
of  Woburn,  Mass.,  through  Isaac,2 
Benjamin,3  Benjamin,4  Benjamin,6  Al- 
pheus,6 and  Alpheus7  his  father.  (See 
Richardson  Memorial,  by  John  A. 
Vinton,  page  688.)  When  a  youth  he 
came  to  Boston  and  became  a  clerk 
for  Mr.  Charles  Tappan,  bookseller  and 
publisher.  In  1856  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  Mr.  James  Robinson, 
under  the  firm  of  Robinson  and  Rich- 
ardson, and  carried  on  the  publishing 
business  at  No.  119  Washington  Street. 
They  were  the  publishers  of  The  Student 
and  Schoolmate.  At  the  close  of  the 
year  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and 
Mr.  Richardson  started  a  new  periodi- 
cal, The  Historical  Magazine.  Besides 
this  he  published  the  Register  one 
year,  1857.  He  also  engaged  in  the 
sale  of  historical  books.  Early  in  1858 
he  removed  his  publication  office  and 
bookstore  to  New  York  City.  In  1862 
he  reprinted  the  Bay  Psalm  Book  (see 
Register,  vol.  45,  p.  305).  In  June, 
1864,  he  sold  out  the  Historical  Magazine 
to  the  then  editor,  John  Gilmary  Shea, 
LL.D.  When  the  work  was  published  in 
Boston  the  writer  of  this  obituary  was 
the  editor  (See  Register  for  January, 
1878,  vol.  32,  page  116).  Mr.  Richard- 
son continued  the  publishing  and  book- 
selling business.  During  the  later 
years  of  his  business  life  in  New  York 
city,  he  was  a  member  of  the  University 
Publishing  Company.  After  1885  he 
resided  at  Newton,  Mass. 

Mr.  Richardson  married  1st,  at  Bos- 
ton, Miss  Mary  Frances  Carter,  Nov.  7, 
1859.  She  died  March  19,  1861.  He 
married  2d,  Miss  Charlotte  E.  Hale, 
daughter  of  David  Hale,  prominent  as 
one  of  the  editors  and  proprietors  of 
the  New  York  Journal  of  Commerce. 

Mrs.  Mary  Ellery  Rogers  Trask,  widow 
of  Judge  Joshua  Phippen  Trask,  of 
Gloucester,  Mass.,  died  at  the  residence 
of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Poor,  in  Man- 
chester, N.  H.,  Nov.  5,  1891,  aged  88 
years,  6  months,  10  days.  She  was  the 
last  survivor  of  the  ten  children  of 
**  Master  "  William  Rogers,  of  Glouces- 


110 


Deaths. 


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an. 


ter,  who  was  a  mariner  and  soldier  in 
the  revolution  in  early  life,  and  after- 
wards, for  many  years,  a  school  teacher 
and  officer  of  the  Customs.  He  died 
in  1832,  aged  74.  Her  grandfather, 
Rev.  John  Rogers  (graduated  at  Har- 
vard College  in  1739,  being  librarian  of 
the  University,  and  for  thirty -eight 
years  pastor  of  the  Fourth  Parish, 
Gloucester),  was  the  8th  generation  in 
descent  from  John1  Rogers  the  younger 
of  Chelmsford,  England  (see  Register, 
vol.  43,  page  158)  ;  through  John2  of 
Chelmsford ;  Rev.  John,3  the  famous 
preacher  of  Dedham,  England ;  Rev. 
Nathaniel,4  who  came  to  New  England 
and  settled  at  Ipswich,  Mass. ;  Rev. 
John,*  president  of  Harvard  College; 
Rev.  John6  of  Ipswich ;  and  Rev.  John7 
of  Kittery,  Me.,  who  was  his  father. 
(See  Register,  vol.  5,  page  320.) 

Of  Mrs.  Trask's  brothers  and  sisters, 
Isaac  was  a  Congregational  clergyman, 
who  died  in  1872,  aged  77  ;  George  L. 
of  Newburyport,  died  same  year,  aged 
65  ;  John  C,  shipmaster  and  Collector 
of  Customs  for  Gloucester,  died  in  1849  ; 
Betsey  R.  married  Zachariah  Stevens, 
died  at  Waldoboro',  Me.,  in  1875,  in  her 
eighty- sixth  year,  and  another  sister, 
Mrs.  Catharine  Allen,  who  died  over  a 
year  ago,  at  the  age  of  86. 

Mrs.  T.  was  a  woman  of  marked 
intelligence  and  fine  sensibilities ;  of 
noble  bearing  and  pleasant  manners  ;  of 
a  hospitable,  sympathetic,  generous 
nature.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church  in  Gloucester, 
where  the  larger  part  of  her  devoted, 
useful  life  was  passed.  She  retained 
her  faculties  in  a  remarkable  degree,  up 
to  her  last  sickness  of  a  few  days 
duration. 

Her  husband  passed  away  Sept.  17, 
1862,  in  his  fifty- eighth  year,  and  some 
years  later  Mrs.  Trask  removed  from 
Gloucester  to  make  her  home  with  her 
daughter.  She  leaves  sons,  Rev.  John 
Low  Rogers  Trask,  D.D.,  of  Spring* 
field,  Mass.,  Isaac  Rogers  Trask,  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo. ;  and  daughters,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
R.  Poor,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  and 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Beckford.  She  had  two 
other  sons,  Capt.  William  P.  Trask  and 
Capt.  Charles  A.  Trask,  both  lost  at  sea, 
the  latter  in  1868. — Chiefly  condensed 
from  the  Gloucester  Times,  Nov.  6,  1891. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Withington  died  at 
Mount  Bowdoin,  Dorchester,  Mass., 
Dec.  17,  1891,  at  the  age  of  one  hun- 
dred years,  three  months.  She  was 
born  Aug.  31,  1791,  at  the  Scarborough 
Place,  now  within  the  limits  of  Frank- 
lin   Park,   Boston.      Her    father    was 


Joseph  "Weeks  Withington,  the  son  of 
Philip  and  Katharine  (Weeks)  With- 
ington. He  was  descended  from  Henry 
Withington,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
of  Dorchester;  also  from  Richard 
Mather,  the  first  minister  of  the  place. 
Her  mother  was  Elizabeth  White,  who, 
having  lost  her  father  in  early  child- 
hood, was  brought  up  by  her  grand- 
father, Deacon  Abijah  White,  of 
hallowed  memory.  The  first  of  the 
Dorchester  Whites  came  among  the 
earliest  colonists.  A  memento  of  him 
still  exists  in  a  rose-bush  growing  in 
Dorchester,  which  is  a  lineal  descendant 
of  one  which  he  brought  with  him  from 
England. 

Some  of  the  first  experiences  of  Miss 
Withington' s  young  womanhood  were 
in  connection  with  the  settlement  of 
Rev.  Dr.  Codman  over  the  Second 
Church  in  Dorchester.  In  common 
with  the  other  members  of  her  family, 
she  sympathized  warmly  with  Dr. 
Codman  in  the  troubles  of  that  time ; 
which  laid  the  foundation  of  a  friend- 
ship with  him  and  his  wife  that  lasted 
through  their  lives,  and  descended  to 
their  children. 

She  was  an  only  daughter.  The  late 
Rev.  Leonard  Withington,  D.D.,  for 
many  years  pastor  of  the  First  Church 
in  Newbury,  Mass.,  was  her  oldest 
brother ;  and  the  late  Mr.  Abijah  W. 
Withington,  of  Dorchester,  her  young- 
est. Two  other  brothers  died  in  early 
manhood,  Joseph  and  Ebenezer. 
Joseph  was  a  skilful  engraver.  He 
and  Leonard  were  in  the  employ  of 
the  late  Joseph  T.  Buckingham  of 
the  Boston  Courier.  At  that  early 
date  the  brothers  conceived  the  idea 
of  an  illustrated  magazine,  and  planned 
its  publication.  Leonard  was  to  have 
charge  of  the  literary  part  and  Joseph 
of  the  artistic.  This  enterprise  was 
frustrated  by  the  death  of  Joseph. 
Ebenezer  was  twin  to  Abijah.  He  was 
a  lawyer  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 
Only  one  brother  survives,  at  the  age  of 
ninety- three,  Rev.  William  Withington 
of  Washington,  D.  C.  He  entered  the 
Episcopal  Church  many  years  ago, 
and  has  continued  in  the  ministry  ever 
since. 

Miss  Withington' s  life  was  spent  in 
Dorchester,  with  the  exception  of 
several  years  with  her  brother  in  New- 
bury. The  Second  Church  held  a  large 
place  in  her  affections  always,  and  in 
her  labors  during  the  active  period  of 
her  life.  Her  funeral  was  from  its 
chapel,  Saturday,  Dec.  19th,  Rev.  Dr. 
Arthur  Little  officiating.  e.  t.  n. 


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NEW-ENGLAND 

HISTORICAL  AND   GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


APRIL,   1892. 


GEN.  HENRY  JACKSON. 

By  the  Editor  of  the  Register. 

Henry  Jackson,  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  was  born  in  Boston,  in  1747,  where  he  was  baptized  on  the 
25th  of  October  in  that  year.  His  father  was  Col.  Joseph  Jack- 
son, a  distiller,  and  his  mother  was  Susannah  Gray.  They  were 
married  May  1,  1732,  and  lived  happily  together  nearly  sixty 
years.  Mrs.  Jackson  survived  her  husband  and  died  Dec.  4,  1792, 
aged  84.  Their  gravestones  are  in  King's  Chapel  Burial  Ground. 
Col.  Joseph  Jackson  held  many  military  offices.  He  was  major  of 
the  Boston  Regiment  in  1758,  and  colonel  from  1761  to  1763.  He 
was  admitted  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery 
Company  in  1738,  was  chosen  ensign  in  1746,  lieutenant  in  1749, 
and  captain  in  1752.  In  1763,  on  the  death  of  the  treasurer,  Col. 
John  Phillips,  Col.  Jackson  succeeded  him  as  treasurer  of  the  Artil- 
lery Company,  and  held  the  office  till  the  Revolution.  He  died 
April  10,  1790,  aged  84,  and  was  buried  under  arms  by  the 
Artillery  Company,  though  he  was  not  then  in  commission.  A 
band  of  music  was  on  this  occasion  first  used,  though  it  was  paid 
for  by  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

Henry  Jackson  inherited  the  military  tastes  of  his  father.  After 
the  evacuation  of  Boston  by  the  British,  in  1776,  he  raised  a  mili- 
tary company  in  that  town  and  was  chosen  its  captain.  When  the 
Declaration  of  Independence  was  read  from  the  balcony  of  the  State 
House,  which  was  on  the  18th  of  July,  1776,  he  was  waited  on  by 
the  High  Sheriff  with  a  request  from  the  Hon.  James  Bowdoin, 
president  of  the  Council,  that  his  company  might  be  under  arms  at 
the  time  the  Declaration  was  read.  Capt.  Jackson  accordingly 
waited  on  his  honor,  and  to  his  great  mortification  he  was  obliged 
to  tell  him  that  the  company  was  not  fit  to  turn  out,  and  besides 
they  had  not  then  received  their  uniforms.  He  begged  to  be  ex- 
cused, which  request  was  granted.  In  the  letter  to  his  friend,  Col. 
VOL.  XL vi.  10 


112  Gen.  Henry  Jackson.  [April, 

Henry  Knox,  then  in  New  York,  written  the  day  of  the  occurrence, 
in  which  he  narrates  this  incident,  Capt.  Jackson  says  :  M  I  think 
it  would  have  been  a  fine  opportunity  for  our  appearance  if  our 
company  could  have  turned  out  at  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
You  know,"  he  continues,  "that  the  first  impression  is  the  most 
lasting.  Although  we  did  not  form  our  company  f  r  Parade,  yet 
Parade  is  pleasing."  The  whole  company  was  however  invited  to 
attend  in  the  council  chamber  on  the  occasion,  and  drink  to  "  The 
States  of  America."* 

In  April,  1777,  Capt.  Jackson  was  ordered  with  his  company  to 
Rhode  Island,  and  was  on  duty  there  some  weeks.  He  had  been 
commissioned  by  Congress  on  the  twelfth  of  January,  1777,  colonel 
of  an  additional  continental  battalion,  and  on  his  return  from  Rhode 
Island  he  recruited,  in  Boston  and  vicinity,  the  sixteenth  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment,  called  the  Boston  Regiment,  which  at  once  took 
a  high  rank  for  its  soldierly  appearance  and  excellent  discipline, 
demonstrating  its  valor  on  several  hard-fought  battle  fields.  This 
regiment,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1781,  was  consolidated  with  the 
ninth,  and  on  the  further  reduction  of  the  army  on  the  30th  of 
October,  1782,  was  numbered  the  fourth. 

The  Boston  Regiment  left  Boston  on  the  7th  of  October,  1777,  to 
join  the  main  army  near  Philadelphia,  and  took  part  in  the  battles 
of  Monmouth,  June  28,  1778,  Quaker  Hill,  R.  I.,  August  29, 
1778,  and  Springfield,  N.  J.,  June  23,  1780. 

Col.  Jackson  is  said  to  have  commanded  the  last  body  of  conti- 
nental troops  in  service  at  the  close  of  the  war,  being  in  service  till 
July,  .1784.  He  was  among  those  who  were,  by  Act  of  Congress, 
made  brigadier  generals  at  the  end  of  the  war.  Returning  to  Boston, 
he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  He  was  major  general  of  the 
first  division  of  the  Massachusetts  militia  from  1792  to  1796,  and 
was  the  agent  of  the  United  States  in  superintending  the  building  of 
the  frigate  Constitution  at  Boston  in  1797. 

He  was  the  life-long  friend  and  correspondent  of  Gen.  Henry 
Knox,  and  while  Knox  was  United  States  Secretary  of  War  he  acted 
for  him  as  agent  in  his  business  affairs,  particularly  those  concerning 
his  eastern  lands. 

Gen.  Jackson  was  the  first  treasurer  of  the  Massachusetts  Society 
of  the  Cincinnati,  and  held  the  office  from  its  formation  in  1783 
till  his  death.  The  importance  of  his  services  to  the  society  in 
building  up  and  husbanding  its  funds  was  recognized  by  its  vote 
October  23,  1806,  authorizing  the  presentation  to  him  of  a  silver 
cup.  This  testimonial,  however,  never  reached  him,  as  it  did  not 
arrive  from  England,  where  it  was  made,  until  after  his  decease. 
In  1813,  Dr.  Stephen  Thayer  presented  to  this  Society  a  portrait  of 
the  general,  which  now  hangs  on  the  walls  of  the  New-England 
Historic  Genealogical  Society.     This  portrait  has  been  engraved  for 

*  Knox  MSS.  vol.  2,  folio  163. 


1892.]  Gen.  Henry  Jackson.  113 

the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  and  it  is  to  their  courtesy  that  we  are 
indebted  for  the  use  of  the  plate  for  this  article. 

Dr.  James  Thacher,  author  of  <f  A  Military  Journal  during  the 
American  Revolutionary  War,"  was  the  surgeon  of  Jackson's  regi- 
ment. Under  August,  1779,  he  thus  refers,  in  that  journal,  to  the 
commanding  officer  and  the  regiment : 

Colonel  Henry  Jackson,  who  commands  our  regiment  is  a  native  of 
Boston ;  he  is  very  respectable  as  a  commander,  is  gentlemanly  in  his 
manners,  strongly  attached  to  military  affairs,  and  takes  a  peculiar  pride 
in  the  discipline  and  martial  appearance  of  his  regiment.  Many  of  his 
officers  are  from  Boston  and  its  vicinity,  they  appear  in  handsome  style, 
and  are  ambitious  to  display  their  taste  for  military  life,  and  their  zeal 
to  contend  with  the  enemies  of  their  country.  Colonel  Jackson,  with  his 
regiment,  acquired  reputation  by  their  gallantry  in  the  battle  on  Rhode 
Island,  under  General  Sullivan. 

Our  regiment  consists  of  about  four  hundred  men,  in  complete  uniform, 
well  disciplined,  and  not  inferior  to  any  in  the  continental  army.  We 
commenced  a  forced  march  from  Providence  on  the  10th,  and  completed 
the  forty  miles  in  twenty-four  hours.  A  severe  rain  all  night  did  not  much 
impede  our  march,  but  the  troops  were  broken  down  with  fatigue.  We 
reached  Boston  at  sun  rising  and  near  the  entrance  of  the  Neck  is  a  tavern, 
having  for  its  sign  a  representation  of  a  globe  with  a  man  in  the  act  of 
struggling  to  get  through  it;  his  head  and  shoulders  were  out,  his  arms 
extended,  and  the  rest  of  his  body  enclosed  in  the  globe.  On  a  label  from 
his  mouth  was  written,  "  Oh,  how  shall  I  get  through  this  world  ?  "  This 
was  read  by  the  soldiers,  and  one  of  them  exclaimed,  *'  List,  d — n  you,  and 
you'll  soon  gee  through  this  world;  our  regiment  will  be  through  in  an  hour 
or  two  if  we  don't  halt  by  the  way." 

We  are  treated  by  the  gentlemen  of  this  town  with  great  attention  and 
respect.  They  have  generously  presented  to  Col.  Jackson  and  the  officers 
of  his  regiment  a  hogshead  of  Jamaica  spirits  and  a  cask  of  wine.  For 
the  soldiers,  they  have  collected  a  liberal  sum  of  money,  which  is  distributed 
among  them.  A  public  dinner  is  to  be  provided  at  the  Bunch  of  Grapes 
tavern  for  the  officers,  before  our  departure.  The  transports  are  in  prepa- 
ration to  receive  our  troops  on  board.* 

Gen.  Jackson  died  at  Boston,  Wednesday,  Jan.  4,  1809,  at  about 
ten  o'clock,  in  the  sixty-second  year  of  his  age.  The  standing 
committee  of  the  Massachusetts  Society  of  the  Cincinnati  issued  the 
following  notice  to  the  members  of  the  society  : 

Boston,  January  5,  1809. 

The  standing  committee  of  the  Cincinnati  have  the  painful  task  of 
announcing  to  the  society  the  death  of  their  old  friend  and  companion, 
General  Henry  Jackson.  His  services  and  his  usefulness  as  a  member  of 
the  Institution  from  its  earliest  establishment,  as  an  active  member  of  the 
committee,  as  the  Treasurer  who  has  preserved  and  managed  the  funds  for 
nearly  twenty-six  years,  are  recorded  in  the  prosperity  of  the  society  and  in 
the  grateful  hearts  of  his  brother  officers. 

Sensible  of  his  worth  and  afflicted  by  his  death,  the  Committee  recom- 
mend an  observance  of  the  following  Votes  as  the  last  token  of  respect  from 
his  surviving  brethren. 

*  Thacher's  Military  Journal,  Boston,  1823,  pp.  204-5. 


114  Cotton  Mather  and  the  Royal  Society,  [April, 

Voted,  That  the  Society  walk  in  Procession  at  the  Funeral  of  their  late 
Treasurer,  General  Henry  Jackson,  on  Saturday  next;  that  the  usual 
emblem  of  mourning  be  attached  to  the  badge  of  the  Society,  and  that  black 
crape  be  worn  on  the  left  arm. 

Adams  Bailey,  Recording  Secretary.* 

His  funeral  took  place  from  his  lodging-house  in  Common  Street, 
at  the  head  of  the  Mall,  on  Saturday,  the  7th,  at  three  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon.  He  was  buried  at  Dorchester  "in  a  tomb  near  the 
house  of  Madam  Swan,  removed  when  Woodward  Park  was  laid 
out  through  the  place.  An  inscription  upon  it,  stating  that  it  was 
erected  by  the  hand  of  friendship,  closed  with  some  eulogistic  verses 
to  the  memory  of  the 

1  Christian,  Soldier,  Patriot  and  Friend.'  "f 

He  was  of  large  and  full  habit,  being  nearly  as  corpulent  as  his 
bosom  friend  Gen.  Knox.  In  1783,  while  at  West  Point,  he 
weighed  two  hundred  and  thirty-eight  pounds.  Gen.  Nathaniel 
Greene,  in  a  familiar  letter  to  Gen.  Knox,  made  this  significant 
inquiry  relative  to  him  :  "  Can  he  still  eat  down  a  plate  of  fish  he 
can't  see  over,  God  bless  his  fat  soul  ?  "  % 

He  was  a  bachelor,  a  man  of  wit,  gallantry  and  conviviality. 
He  was  generous  and  hospitable  in  his  temper,  gentlemanly  in 
manner,  and  eminently  social  in  his  disposition.  § 


WAS  COTTON  MATHER  A  FELLOW  OF  THE  ROYAL 

SOCIETY? 

Communicated  to  The  Nation,  New  York,  Feb.  18,  1892,  by  N.  Darnell  Davis,  Esq.,  of 

Georgetown,  Demerara. 

In  most  biographical  notices  of  Cotton  Mather,  that  eminent  man 
is  said  to  have  been  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Society.  In  some  of 
such  notices,  the  statement  is  emphasized  by  describing  him  as  the 
first  native-born  American  who  attained  to  that  honor.  According 
to  his  son,  there  were  many  in  New  England  who  were  "so  foolish 
as  to  doubt,  nay,  to  deny,  his  right  to  that  title."  Cotton  Mather's 
name  did  not  and  does  not  appear  in  any  list  of  the  Fellows  of  the 
Society.  Becoming  himself  uneasy  upon  the  point,  he  inquired  of 
the  Secretary  to  the  Royal  Society  whether  he  really  was  a  Fellow. 
In  reply,  he  was  informed  that  he  had  been  elected  a  Fellow  both 
by  the  Council  and  by  the  general  body  of  Fellows.  That  his  name 
did  not  appear  in  the  published  list  was  due,  he  was  told,  to  the  fact 
that,  being  in  America,  he  was  unable  to  subscribe  personally  to  the 

*  Columbian  Centinel,  Jan.  7,  1809. 

t  Drake's  "  The  Town  of  Roxbury,"  Boston,  1878,  p.  138.         J  Ibid. 

«J  A.  sketch  of  his  life,  by  the  late  Mr.  Francis  S.  Drake,  appeared  in  his  "  Memorials  of 
the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati  of  Massachusetts,"  Boston,  1873,  pp.  360-1,  of  which  use  has 
been  made  in  preparing  this  article. 


1892.]  Cotton  Mather  and  the  Royal  Society.  115 

orders  of  the  Society,  from  which  foreigners  were  dispensed,  but  not 
British  subjects.  Years  went  by,  and  still  Cotton  Mather  felt  un- 
certain of  his  position.  On  May  21,  1723,  he  wrote  the  subjoined 
letter  to  Dr.  Jurin,  then  Secretary  of  the  Royal  Society  : 

"  Syr  :  You  are  better  known  to  me  than  1  am  to  you ;  and  I  congratu- 
late unto  myself,  as  well  as  unto  the  world,  the  felicity  of  your  succession 
in  the  office  of  Secretary  to  the  Royal  Society.  But  in  order  to  a  mutual 
better  knowledge,  I  owe  you,  &  must  now  give  you,  some  very  short 
account  of  myself  ;  more  particularly,  with  relation  to  that  Illustrious  Body, 
whereof  I  hoped,  I  had  the  Honour  of  being  esteemed  a  Member.  Having 
the  pleasure  of  some  correspondence  with  your  excellent  predecessor  Mr. 
Waller.  I  did  communicate  unto  him  (and  unto  my  valuable  Dr.  Wood- 
ward) a  great  number  of  American,  and  philosophical,  curiosities;  with  an 
intimation  of  my  purpose  to  continue  the  communications.  Those  gentle- 
men put  the,  as  unexpected  as  undeserved,  respect  upon  me,  of  proposing 
me  for  a  Member  of  the  Royal  Society  ;  and  they  both  wrote  unto  me,  that 
I  was  chosen  accordingly  both  by  the  Council  and  Body  of  the  Society,  on 
the  Anniversary  Day  for  such  election  in  the  year  1713. — Adding  that  the 
only  Reason  of  my  not  having  my  name  in  the  printed  list  of  the  Society, 
was  because  of  my  being  beyond-Sea  and  yet  a  Natural  Born  Subject,  & 
so  not  capable  of  being  inserted  among  the  gentlemen  of  other  Nations. 

"  Your  Secretary  also,  Dr.  Halley  in  the  philosophical  Transactions  of 
1714  printed  my  name,  with  an  F.  R.  S.  annexed  unto  it.  Mr.  Petiver  did 
the  like,  in  his  Naturae  Collectanea;  and  in  his  letters  to  me,  he  had  these 
words,  '  Your  election  succeeded  without  opposition,  and  you  were  elected 
after  the  usual  method  of  Balloting.  The  reason  of  your  being  out  of  the 
printed  list,  is  your  not  being  personally  here,  to  subscribe  to  the  orders  that 
should  be  tendered  you ' ;  to  which  he  added  congratulations  &  complements 
not  proper  to  be  by  my  pen  transcribed. 

M  A  Distinguished,  &  a  diminutive  crue  of  odd  people  here,  when  they 
could  find  no  other  darts  to  throw  at  me,  imagined  their  not  finding  my 
name  on  the  printed  list  of  the  Royal  Society,  would  enable  them  to  detect 
me  of  an  imposture  for  affixing  an  F.  R.  S.  unto  my  name,  on  some  just 
occasions  for  it.  And  an  infamous  fellow,  whose  name  is  John  Checkley, 
a  sorry  Toryman  (that  yet  had  the  impudence  to  write  as  a  Divine)  wrote 
a  letter  full  of  scandalous  invectives  against  me,  which  was  publickly  read 
in  the  Royal  Society.  This  wretched  man,  ambitious  to  do  the  part  of  a 
Divine,  printed  here  some  Rapsodies,  to  prove,  that  the  God  whom  K. 
William,  and  the  christians  of  New  England  have  worshipped,  is  the 
D —  1  — .  A  young  and  a  bright  kinsman  of  mine,*  bestowed  such  casti- 
gations  on  the  Blasphemer  that  I  became  thereupon  the  object  of  his  im- 
placable revenge.  But  of  this  matter,  I  gave  Dr.  Woodward  a  more  full 
account,  a  year  and  a  half  ago  :  Which  because  I  know  not  whether  ever  he 
received  it,  I  now  repeat  a  little  of;  Relying  to  your  justice,  if  any  further 
indignity  of  this  Nature  should  be  offered  me.  But,  that  I  may  not  lay 
aside  any  of  the  meek,  patient,  humble  disposition  with  which  I  should 
address  you  on  this  occasion,  I  shall  keep  such  Terms,  as  I  used  unto  my 
Doctor  when  he  had  what  he  required  of  me  upon  it. 

"  I  should  never  have  presumed  upon  affixing  an  F.  R.  S.  unto  my  poor 
unworthy  name,  had  I  not  thought,  that  my   Honourable  masters,   would 

*  This  was  Thomas  Walter.    The  two  pamphlets  contain  no  specific  charges  or  replies 
worth  quoting. — Ed. 

VOL.   XLVI.  10* 


116  Cotton  Mather  and  the  Royal  Society,  [April, 

have  taxed  nie  as  guilty  of  some  ingratitude  unto  them  for  their  unmerited 
favours,  if  I  had  always  declined  it. 

u  The  many  treatises  (many  more  than  three  hundred)  which  Heaven 
has  allowed  &  assisted  me  to  publish  (in  the  midst  of  many  other  constant 
&  heavy  labours)  on  various  arguments,  and  in  various  Dead  as  well  as 
Living  Languages,  added  unto  some  other  circumstances  needless  to  be 
mentioned,  had  procured  me  from  some  Europaean  Universities,  without  my 
seeking  in  the  least  measure  for  them,  the  Testimonies  of  the  highest  respect 
that  they  could  show  to  the  meanest  of  men,  and  among  the  rest  a  Diploma 
for  the  Doctorate  in  Theology.  Upon  this  I  was  under  some  temptation 
unto  the  vanity  of  Thinking  that  it  was  possible  the  Royal  Society,  also 
might  esteem  it  no  disgrace,  to  permit  my  name  among  their  members. 
Especially,  when  my  remittances  to  their  Treasury,  might  for  number 
(however  not  for  value)  be  aequal  to  what  they  might  receive  of  some  other 
members  whose  correspondence  they  cast  a  kind  Aspect  upon.  For  the 
embellishments  wherewith  I  studied  usually  (after  the  manner  of  the  Ger- 
man Ephemerides),  to  make  my  dry  &  dull  stories  a  little  more  palatable 
to  men  of  erudition,  some  of  your  own  members,  as  well  as  Monsr  Tourne- 
fort  helped  me  to  some  apology. 

"  But  if  after  all,  it  be  the  pleasure  of  those  Honourable  persons,  who 
compose  or  govern  the  Royal  Society,  that  I  should  lay  asside  my  preten- 
sions to  be  at  all  related  unto  that  illustrious  Body,  upon  the  least  signifi- 
cation of  it  by  your  pen,  it  shall  be  dutifully  complied  withal.  I  will  only 
continue  to  take  the  leave  of  still  communicating  Annually  to  you  (as  long 
as  I  live)  what  Curiosa  Americana  I  can  become  the  possessor  of.  For 
(my  Jewish  Rabbis  having  taught  me,  to  love  the  work,  and  have  little  regard 
unto  the  Rabbinate)  it  is  not  the  Title,  but  the  service  that  is  the  Heighth, 
&  indeed  the  whole,  of  my  ambition. 

"  As  a  Token  of  my  purposes  this  way,  and  as  an  earnest  of  a  much 
greater  variety,  which  I  propose  to  send  you  by  another  hand,  about  a  Fort- 
night hence,  I  now  present  you  with  a  tedious  account  of  sentiments  & 
occurrents  relating  to  a  subject,  about  which  I  perceive  you  are  sollicitous  to 
have  the  exactest  informations.  At  this  time,  I  add  no  more,  but  with 
hearty  prayers,  to  Heaven,  that  you  may  be  continued  long  as  a  great 
Blessing  to  the  world  I  subscribe 

"Syr 

"  Your  most  affectionate 
"  Friend  and  Servant 

"  Cotton  Mather 

"  Boston  N.  England 
"  May  21  1723. 

"  Dr.  Jurin." 

The  answer  to  the  above  letter  should  be  interesting.  There  is, 
however,  no  record  of  it  in  the  archives  of  the  Royal  Society. 
Under  the  circumstances,  it  will  be  well  to  inquire  how  far  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Society  established  the  fact  of  Cotton  Mather's  con- 
nection with  it. 

For  the  election  of  Fellows,  the  ordinary  procedure  observed  by 
the  Royal  Society  is  this  :  The  names  are  first  submitted  to  the 
Council  of  the  Society.  After  candidates  have  by  the  Council  been 
chosen  for  submission  at  a  general  meeting  of  Fellows,  their  names 


1892.  Ancestry  of  the  Higginson  Family.  Ill 

are  brought  before  such  meeting.     Here  the  election  is  made,  and 
two-thirds  of  the  votes  are  necessary  to  secure  it. 

In  the  Journal  of  the  Society  there  is  the  following  entry,  under 
date  of  July  23,  1713  : 

"  A  letter  drawn  up  by  Mr.  Waller  for  Mr.  Cotton  Mather  at  Boston  in 
New  England  was  read;  giving  an  account  of  the  receipt  of  his  letter  and 
his  manuscript,  containing  his  several  observations  on  Natural  subjects,  with 
an  invitation  to  a  future  correspondence;  which  was  ordered  to  be  sent. 

14  Mr.  Waller  proposed  the  same  gentleman  as  a  candidate,  according  to 
his  desire  mentioned  in  his  said  letter;  which  was  referred  to  the  next 
Council." 

The  Minutes  of  the  Council  of  July  27,  1713,  record  that  "Mr. 
Cotton  Mather  was  proposed,  balloted  for,  and  approved  to  be  a 
Member  of  the  Society."  A  diligent  search  among  the  records  of 
the  Society  has,  however,  failed  to  find  that  Cotton  Mather's  name 
was  ever  submitted  to  the  general  body  of  Fellows.  Would  it  be 
an  undue  surmise  to  suspect  that  Cotton  Mather's  mistaken  zeal  in 
the  witchcraft  heresy  stood  in  the  way  of  his  obtaining  a  two- thirds 
vote,  and  that,  the  Council  finding  this  the  case,  did  not  risk  a 
rejection  ? 

If  Cotton  Mather  may  not  be  reckoned  a  duly  elected  Fellow  of 
the  Royal  Society,  who  then,  of  Americans  born,  is  to  be  reckoned 
the  earliest  Fellow  of  that  distinguished  body?  On  the  11th  of 
March,  1714,  the  Rev.  Mr.  William  Brattle,  minister  of  the  Church 
at  Cambridge,  New  England,  was  elected  a  Fellow  by  the  general 
body  of  members.  On  November  the  21st,  "Sir  Hans  Sloane  pro- 
posed Mr.  Elihu  Yale,  Executor  to  Dr.  Thomas  Paget,  as  a  can- 
didate, which  was  referred  to  the  next  Council."  Yale  was  elected 
on  the  30th  of  November,  1717,  and  Paul  Dudley  on  the  2d  of 
November,  1721.  In  a  List  of  Fellows  of  the  Royal  Society,  to 
be  found  among  the  Rawlinson  MSS.  in  the  Bodleian  ((7.  437), 
the  names  of  Brattle  (1713-14),  Yale  (1717),  and  Dudley  (1721) 
are  given,  but  not  the  name  of  Cotton  Mather. 


ENGLISH  ANCESTRY  OF  THE  HIGGINSON  FAMILY. 

Communicated  by  Col.  Thomas  W.  Higginson,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

I  have  lately  been  informed  by  the  Rev.  E.  Harlin  Bates,  Assistant 
Curate  of  the  Claybrooke  Parish,  Leicester,  England,  of  the  recent 
discovery  at  Stanford  Hall  in  that  county  of  part  of  the  long-missing 
records  of  Claybrooke  parish.  This  affords  for  the  first  time  the 
means  of  determining,  with  some  approach  to  accuracy,  the  year  of 
the  birth  of  the  Rev.   Francis  Higginson ;  a  date  which  rested  on 


118 


Ancestry  of  the  Higginson  Family, 


[April, 


surmise  when  my  life  of  him  appeared.  He  was  baptized,  at  any 
rate,  on  Aug.  6,  1586.  The  parish  books  give  also  a  list  of  his 
brothers  and  sisters,  agreeing  substantially  with  the  list  preserved  in 
family  records  and  given  in  my  memoir  aforesaid.  The  record  also 
supplies  for  the  first  time  the  date  of  burial  of  Francis  Higginson's 
father,  the  Rev.  John  Higginson,  who  was  buried,  it  seems,  on  Feb. 
19,  1624;  this  being  the  year  suggested  in  my  memoirs  (p.  4)  as 
possible  or  probable.  The  name  so  curiously  given  as  Dawritie  and 
Duwritie  is  unquestionably  Dorothy. 

Extracts  from  Church  Registers  of  Parish  of  Claybrooke,  co.  Leic,  Eng- 
land, now  in  possession  of  Lord  Braye  of  Stanford  Hall,  in  the  same  county. 
All  dates  New  Style. 

Baptisms. 

25  Apr.  1575  John  s.  of  John  &  Elizabeth  Higginson. 
24  Apr.  1576  Duwritie  d. 

22  Sept.  1578  Presella  d. 

14  Dec.  1580  John  s. 
27  Oct.  1585  John  s. 

6  Aug.  1586  ffrauncis  s. 

15  May  1589  William  s. 

18  May  1591  Catren  d. 

4  Feb.  1593  Martyn  &  Mare 

24  March  1594  Nicholes  s. 

25  Dec.  1601  George  s. 

19  Mar.  1608  Nicholes  s. 
13  May  1610  Graced. 

8  Dec.  1611  Elizabeth  d. 

23  May  1613  Judith  d. 

27  Nov.  1597  Nicholes  s.  of  Edmond  &  Presella  Higginson. 

Marriages. 

25  Dec.  1598  William  Gilbard  &  Dawritie  Higginson. 

5  Jan.  1607  Edwarde  Androse  &  Elyzabeth       " 
22  Apr.  1619  Thomas  Coleman  &  Katherine       " 

witness  Nathaniell    " 

28  Oct.  1629  William  Higginson  &  ffraunces  Palmer. 

Burials. 

26  Apr.  1577  Blaunche  Higginson. 

18  Sept.  1577  Thomas 
11  Apr.  1581  Nicoles 
26  May  1585  John 
21  Apr.  1603  George 
30  Jan.  1612  Elizabeth 
13  July  1613  Elizabeth 
17  Oct.  1613  Judith 

19  Feb.  1624  John  Higginson,  Vicar  of  Claybrooke. 


N.  B. 


are  misi 
'94-7. 


B.     In  this  book  the  following  years   (beginning  29  Sept.) 
issing:   1567-8,  '68-9,  '70-1,  '73-4,  78-9,  '81-2,  '83-4, 


1892.] 


List  of  early  Maine  Settlers. 


119 


A   LIST   OF   THE   SETTLERS   IN   ST.    GEORGE'S   RIVER, 
MEDUMCOOK  AND    BROADBAY. 

From  the  Knox  Manuscripts  in  the  possession  of  the  New-England  Historic  Genealogical 

Society,  vol.  50,  folio  166. 

St.  Georges  upper  Town.* 


Samuel  Boages 
James  Howard 
Samuel  Howard 
Andrew  Killpatrick 
William  Mclntire 
Robert  Spear 
Moses  Robinson 
Finly  Kelagh 
William  Allen  (Deceased) 
Thomas  Greg 
Andrew  Mountford 
Charles  Peoples  Deceased 
Robert  McCrea        do 
Barnet         do 
Ministerial  Lott 
School  masters  d° 
Meeting  house   d° 
David  Patterson 
John  McCurdie 
Thomas  McCurdie 
John  Mecom 
David  Creighton 
William  Starret 


Archibald  Gambell 
Daniel  Farrel 
Abraham  All 
Thomas  Killpatrick 
John  Killpatrick 
Henry  Alexander 
John  Alexander 
John  North 
Abraham  Creighton 
William  Walker 
William  James 
Alexander  Lermond 
William  Lermond 
Hugh  Scott 
John  McCrachen 
Christopher  Hindbury 
Boice  Cooper 
Deacon  Young 
John  McLean 
Allexander  McLean 
Hugh  McLean 
Alexander  Cambell 
John  Griffin  (Deceased) 


Cap4  Gilmore 
Thomas  Palmer 
William  Falley 
Henry  Handly 
Robert  Young 
John  McCarter 
John  Peirson 
Josiah  Quinsy 
William  Smith 
William  Howard 
Thomas  Howard 
Thomas  Procter 
William  Lamb 
Ministerial  Lott 
Richard  Lamb 
Cap*  Thomas  Saunders 
Edward  Lamb  Senr 
William  Lamb 
Edward  Lamb  Juur 
Benjamin  Burton 


Lower  Town. 

Charles  Proctor 

John  Palmer 

Yardley  Lewis 

Daniel  Lewis 

Charles  Lewis  (Deceased) 

Hugh  Carr 

John  Annis 

John  Brown 

Walter  Meloney 

Michal  Rawley 

Thomas  Carney 

Owen  Madden 

Vacant  Lott 

Archibald  Fullerton 

John  Brown 

2  Vacant  Lotts 

Joseph  Rivers 

Moses  Robinson  Junr 

Benjamin  Pumery 

Dennis  Fogarty 

*  Now  Warren,  Maine.— Ed. 


120 


List  of  early  Maine  Settlers, 


[April, 


William  Henderson 
Vacant  Lott 
Richard  Fornis 
Reverend  Rob*  Rutherford 
Samuel  Hathorn 
Richard  Rutherford 
Robert  Rutherford  Junr 
William  Hathorn 
Alexander  Hathorn 
Jabez  Hatch 


William  Davis  Sen1 
Zacheriah  Davis 
William  Davis  Junr 
John  Davis 

Andreas 
George  Bigmore 
William  King 
John  Bigmore 
Samuel  Jamison 
Abiah  Wadsworth 
Ezekial  Bradford 
Sedate  Wadsworth 
Joshua  Cushing  Jun1 
Noah  Hill 


Paul  Jamison 
George  Young 
William  Young 
Alexander  Fosset 
Thomas  Felix 
Dunbar  Henderson 
Saunder  Jamison 
Thomas  Henderson 
Thomas  Obins 


At  Medomcook.* 


Joshua  Cushing  Senr 
Josiah  Aldrige 
Baker  Hutchins 
James  Cook 
Joshua  Bradford 
Edward  Thomas 
Esau  Thomas 
Alexander  Jamison 
Jason  Wight 

Wifirht  Senr 

Wight 
Elisha  Crasman 
Esau  Thomas 


There  are  ten  Vacant  Lotts  Laid  out  by  the  Surveyor  in  Medomcook. 


Robert  McClerge 
John  Demorse 
John  George  Smith 
Patrick  Kenna 
Henry  Getsinger 
Jacob  Wallis 
John  Refuse 
John  Leah 
John  Lowrey 
Capt  John  Ulmer 
Paul  Docterman 
Louran  Sides 
Philip  Fogilar 


Broadbay.^ 

Martin  Smith 
Michal  Walse 
Mulican  Snyder 
David  Rominger 
Philip  Rominger 
Jacob  Ulmer 
Matthias  Remilee 
Cap1  Thomas  Perkins 
Capt  John  Fairfield 
Morris  Achorn 
William  Hilton  Senr 
William  Hilton  Junr 


Jacob  Achorn 

Suppos  this  List  was  made  previously  to  the  Year  1760. 
Supposed  to  have  been  written  by  Cap1  John  North,  who  died  in  the 
Year  1763. 

[Endorsed] 

List  of  the  Settlers  at  St  Gorges,  Medomcook  and  Broadby.     Supposed 
to  have  been  written  by  Cap1  John  North,  who  died  in  the  Year  1763. 
Copy  from  the  Original  In  the  possession  of  Mr  Sam1  Winslow. 


*  Now  Friendship,  Maine. — En. 
t  Now  Waldoborough,  Me. — Ed. 


1892.] 


Original  Boston  Documents. 


121 


ORIGINAL  DOCUMENTS  RELATING  TO  BOSTON,  MASS. 

[Communicated  by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D.,  of  South  Boston,  Mass.] 

This  may  certify  that  Samuel  Kenne  Trunk  maker  is  assessed  Tuenty 
four  Pounds  pr.  An  for  the  wharfe  he  Rents  of  the  Town.  Which  for 
Province  and  Town  this  Last  year  1713.  am°  to  Three  Pounds  twelve 
Shillings. 

Given  under  our  hands  March  ult°  A0  1714 
To  Joseph  Prout  Gent:  Dan1  Powning  )     Assessors  for  ye 

Treasurer  for  the  Edud :  Martyn  >-  Town  of  Boston 

Town  of  Boston.  Jonas  Clarke    )  A0  1713 


The  Town  of  Boston  Dr.  for  the  Service  of  the  Assessors  in  making  the 
Rates  A0.  1713. 

To  Tim0.  Thornton  51  days 


£-5 


To  Dan11  Powning  94  days  and  the  Clark     ) 
3  / .  assisting  in  taking  List  of  2  Compa. ) 

To  Edwd.  Martyn  92  days  and  pd  ye  Clark  for 
assisting  in  taking  List  of  2  Compa.  6  /  . 

To  Jonas  Clark,  97  days  &  ye  Clark  12  / . 

To  capt  Elisha  Bennett  32  days 

To  Ant0.  Stoddard  87  days  ye  Clark  3  / . 

To  Henry  Bridgham  77  days  ye  Clark  6  / . 


9  "  11 


9 

10 
3 

8 
8 


10 
6 
4 

17 


£     54.      10 


Boston  Aprill.  14.  1714 
Erro1 


Excepted. 

Tim0  Thornton 
Dan1  Powning 
Edward  Martyn 
Jonas  Clark 
Anthony  Stoddard 
Henry  Bridgham 


Assessors  for 

the  Town  of 

Boston 

A0.  1713. 


Boston  Aprill  218t  1714. 

Mark  Day  Desires  to  open  ye  Highway  in  Back  Street  for  the  Laying  of 
a  Dreane  for  the  benefit  of  his  cellar  (for  the  Doeing  of  which)  if  he  takes 
the  Steps  the  Law  Dericts  he  has  the  approbation  and  Consent  of  us 

Joseph  Wads  worth  ] 
John  Ruck 
Wm.  Welsteed 
Grove  Hirst  J 


>  Selectmen. 


May  the  8th  1714 
Wee  the  Subscribers  Selectmen  of  Boston,  do  hereby   Signifie  our  con- 
sent That  mr  Joseph  Hillier  have  liberty  of  digging   open   the   H'way   in 


122 


Original  Boston  Documents. 


[April, 


Cornhil  for  the  Laying  his  Cellar  drane  into  the  Comon  Shore  there : 
atending  ye  Directions  in  ye  Law  &  Covring  it  with  speed. 

Jn°.  Marion 
To  the  Town  Clerk  Edward  Winslow 

of  Boston.  Wm  Welsteed 

Grove  Hirst 


he 


-  Selectmen. 


Boston  Aug*:  6  :  1714. 
Voted  by  the  Assessors  that  the  Town  Clerk  be  directed  to  post  up 
Notifications  in  the  Town  that  the  Inhabitants  of  Sd.  Town  bring  in  a  List 
of  their  polls  &  Estates  on  the  Sixteenth  day  of  August  next  &  the 
Inhabitants  of  Runneymarsh  on  the  Eighteenth  Day  of  said  Month  &  the 
Assessors  will  attend  at  the  Town  house  at  three  of  the  Clock  in  the 
Afternoon  on  Sd.  day  to  receive  the  same. 


Elisha  Bennett 

Sam11  Greenwood 

Giles  ffifield 

Nath1  Green 

David  Farnum 

Jonathan  Loring 
Will:  Antram. 

The  Town  of  Boston  Dr. 

for  the  Service  of  the  Assessors  for  the 

Anno.  1713. 

Timothy  Thornton 
Dan1  Powning 

7  days                     "         "  14  " 
20  days                      "     2  "         " 

Edwd  Martyn 
Jonas  Clark 

13  days                      "     1  "     6  " 
20  days                     "     2  "         " 

Elisha  Bennett 

8  days                      "         "16  " 

Ant0  Stoddard 

19  days                     "     1  "  18  " 

Henry  Bridgham 

16  days                      "     1  "  12  " 

year 


Given  under  our  hand  the  .  8  .  Septe1.  1714. 

Tim0  Thornton 
Dan11.  Powning 
Edwd  Martyn 
Jonas  Clark 
Elisha  Bennett 
Anthony  Stoddard 
Henry  Bridgham 


£  10 


Assessors  for  the  Town 
of  Boston. 


Wee  the  Subscribers  Select  men  for  the  Town  of  Boston  do  hereby  sig- 
nify our  free  consent  that  mr  Benjn.  Gallop  have  Liberty  granted  him  to 
digg  open  ye  Highway  a  cross  Fish  street  for  ye  new  Laying  his  Cellar 
drain  there,  provided  that  he  do  ye  Same  in  parts  so  as  to  leave  a  sufficient 
passage,  and  that  he  Lay  the  Same  with  Brick  or  Stone  as  the  Law  directs, 
and  also  that  he  forth  with  repair  and  make  good  that  part  of  ye  Sd  way 
when  he  shall  so  digg. 

Jn°.  Marion 
Boston  Apr11.  30th.  1719.  Elisha  Cooke 

Tho8.  Cushing. 
Ebenezer  Clough 
[To  be  continued.! 


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1892.]  Major- General  Daniel  Denison,  127 


AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF  MAJOR-GENERAL  DANIEL  DENISON. 

Communicated  by  Daniel  Denison  Slade,  M.D.,  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 

The  following  document,  written  by  Major-General  Daniel  Deni- 
son to  his  grandchildren,  and  lately  found  among  the  effects  of  the 
Rev.  Daniel  Rogers  of  Exeter,  is  of  historical  importance,  inasmuch  as 
it  substantiates  facts  heretofore  problematical,  while  it  supplies  know- 
ledge upon  points  which  were  very  uncertain  or  entirely  wanting. 

Heretofore  we  have  been  unable  to  state  from  what  portion  of 
England  the  family  came,  nor  were  we  sure  of  the  exact  date  of 
emigration.  Denison  states  that  his  brother  John  and  himself  were 
bred  scholars  at  Cambridge  and  that  his  father  suddenly  "  unsettled  " 
himself,  recalled  them  from  Cambridge  and  removed  to  New  England  ; 
that  his  father  brought  with  him  a  very  good  estate,  settling  him- 
self at  Roxbury.  The  General  gives  us  the  date  of  his  marriage  to 
Patience  Dudley — of  which  no  previous  record  has  been  known  to 
be  in  existence ;  and  furnishes  us  many  particulars  in  regard  to  kith 
and  kin.  There  can  be  no  doubt  of  the  authenticity  of  the  document, 
and  its  discovery  is  a  happy  circumstance. 

To  my  Dear  Grandchildren 

John,  Daniel,  and  Martha  Denison 

That  you  being  left  fatherless  Children  might  not  be  altogether  ignorant 
of  your  ancestors,  nor  strangers  to  your  near  relations,  I  thought  meet  to 
acquaint  you  with  your  predecessors,  and  your  decent  from  them. 

Your  Great  Grandfather  Denison  was  born  in  England  at  Bishops  Strat- 
ford in  Hertford  shier,  in  which  Town  he  Married  and  lived  till  the  Year  of 
our  Lord  1631,  with  two  brothers  Edward  and  George,  who  all  of  them 
had  Children.  George  the  youngest  Brother  had  a  son  named  also  George, 
my  cousen  German,  who  was  living  in  Stratford  in  the  year  1672  as  your 
uncle  Iiarlackenden  Symonds  told  me,  who  was  that  year  in  England,  and 
spoke  with  him,  My  uncle  Edward  had  also  Children  and  in  the  year  1631, 
removed  himself  and  family  into  Ireland,  where  he  died  and  left  a  son 
called  John  Denison  who  was  a  souldier  and  a  Major  of  a  Regiment  in  the 
time  of  the  Wars,  and  Deputy  Governor  of  Corke,  where  Mr.  Wainwright 
saw  him.*  I  have  received  divers  Letters  from  him,  he  was  living  in  Dubline 
in  the  year  1670,  your  great  Grandfather  my  Dear  father  whose  name  was 
William,  had  by  my  dear  Mother  whose  name  was  Chandler  six  sons,  and 
one  Daughter,  two  of  which  (viz)  one  son  and  the  Daughter  died  in  their 
Childhood,  one  son  who  was  the  second  named  William  about  18  years  of 
age  would  needs  goe  a  Souldier  into  Holland,  in  the  year  1624  at  the 
famous  Seige  of  Breda  when  it  was  taken  by  Spinola  and  Count  Mansfield 
had  an  army  out  of  England,  to  have  raised  the  seige,  but  the  army  mis- 
carryed  and  my  Brother  William  was  never  heard  of  since. 

*  Possibly  George  Denison,  who  settled  at  Annisqnam  (Gloucester),  Essex  County,  Mass. 
in  1725  and  is  said  to  have  come  from  Dublin,  Ireland,  may  have  been  a  descendant.     (See 
Baldwin  and  Cliffs  Denison  Record,  page  345).— Editor. 
VOL.    XL VI.  *11 


128  Major- General  Daniel  Denison.  [April, 

We  were  now  but  four  Brothers  left  (viz.)  John,  Daniel,  Edward  and 
George.  John  and  myself  were  bred  schollars  at  Cambridge,  where  I  con- 
tinued till  after  I  had  taken  my  first  Degree,*  your  Grandfather  my  father 
though  very  well  seated  in  Stratford,  hearing  of  the  then  famous  transplan- 
tation to  New  England,  unsetled  himself  and  recalling  me  from  Cambridge 
removed  himself  and  family  in  the  year  1631  to  New  England,  and  brought 
over  with  him  myself  being  about  19  years  of  age,  and  my  two  younger 
Brothers,  Edward,  and  George,  leaving  my  eldest  Brother  John  behind 
him  in  England,  Marryed  with  a  good  portion,  who  was  a  minister,  and 
lived  about  Pelham  or  in  Hartford  shier,  not  far  from  Stratford  where  we 
were  born. 

My  father  brought  with  him  into  New  England  a  very  good  Estate  and 
settled  himself  at  Roksbury,  and  there  Lived  (though  somewhat  weakning 
his  Estate)  till  the  year  1653  in  January  when  he  died,  having  buried  my 
Mother  about  Eight  years  before. 

My  two  brothers  Edward  and  George  (who  were  your  great  uncles)  had 
all  the  Estate  my  father  left  between  them,  being  both  marryed  long  before 
my  father's  death;  my  Brother  George  buried  his  first  Wife  in  the  year 
1643,  went  into  England  was  a  Souldier  ther  above  a  year,  was  at  the 
Battle  of  York  or  Marston  Moor,  where  he  did  good  service,  was  afterward 
taken  Prisoner,  but  got  free  and  having  Married  a  second  Wife  he  returned 
to  New  England,  the  year  before  our  Mother  died,  and  not  long  after  re- 
moved himself  to  New  London  near  whereuuto  (viz)  at  Stonington  he  now 
liveth,  having  3  sons  John,  William,  and  George,  4  or  5  Daughters  his 
eldest  son  John  is  married,  and  hath  Children  which  are  your  Cousens,  and 
3  of  his  Daughters  are  Marryed  to  Stanton,  Palmer,  and  Cheesebrook,  all 
living  at  present  in  the  same  Town. 

My  brother  Edward  (your  great  uncle)  also  was  Married  about  the  same 
time  with  your  uncle  George  about  the  beginning  of  the  year  1641  and 
lived  the  rest  of  his  Days  at  Rocksbury  in  the  same  House  my  father  built 
lived  and  died  in,  he  to  my  great  grief  and  loss  departed  this  life  in  April 
in  the  year  1669,  and  left  behind  him  but  one  son  William  of  about  5 
years  old  having  buried  four  sons  in  their  Infancy,  he  left  also  five  Daughters 
of  which  one  was  married  in  his  lifetime  to  Jachin  Reiner  who  liveth  at 
Rowley. 

I  was  the  eldest  of  the  3  Brothers  that  were  brought  to  New  England, 
and  the  next  year  after  our  arival  (viz.)  in  the  year  1632,  on  the  18th  day 
of  October  on  which  day  twenty  years  before  I  was  Baptized  at  Stratford, 
and  7  years  before  I  was  admitted  into  the  university  of  Cambridge,  I 
Married  your  Grandmother,  who  was  the  second  daughter  of  M'  Tho8 
Dudley,  who  was  a  principal  undertaker  of  this  Plantation  of  the  Massa- 
chusets  and  one  of  those  first  commers  in  the  year  1 630  that  brought  over 
the  Patent,  and  setled  the  Government  here  he  came  over  Deputy  Gover- 
nor, and  was  afterwards  diverse  times  Governour,  he  then  lived  at  Cam- 
bridge, removed  to  Ipswich,  where  he  stayed  but  one  year,  being  recaled 
again  to  live  in  the  Bay,  which  then  could  not  but  want  his  help,  he  setled 
himself  at  Rocksbury,  where  he  lived  until  he  departed  this  life  about  the 
30th  Day  of  July,  in  the  year  1653  having  buried  your  great  Grandmother 
about  10  years  before,  about  the  latter  end  of  December  1643.     She  was  a 

*  This  is  the  first  intimation  I  have  found  that  M;rj.  Gen.  Denison  was  a  graduate  of 
Cambridge  University.  Can  any  of  our  readers  give  further  information  of  his  elder 
brother,  Rev.  John  Denison,  who  is  here  stated  to  have  been  also  educated  at  Cambridge, 
and  to  have  been  a  clergyman  near  Bishop's  Stortford  in  Hertfordshire  ? — Editor. 


1892.]  Major- General  Daniel  Denison.  129 

fine  vertuous  woman  who  loved  yonr  father  in  his  childhood,  and  was  born 
in  her  house,  she  had  by  her  Husband  one  son — your  great  uncle  Sam11  Dud- 
ley* who  liveth  at  Exeter,  and  by  3  wives  hath  had  many  Children  Cousen 
germans  to  your  father,  And  beside  your  Grandmother  Denison  she  had 
three  Daughters  (viz.)  your  Aunt  Bradstreetf  who  died  in  September  1G72 
who  left  4  sons  and  3  Daughters  liveing,  beside  her  daughter  Cotton  who 
died  before  her,  aud  left  many  children  then  your  Aunt  WoodbridgJ  now 
living  at  Newberry  who  hath  five  sons  and  five  daughters  living  your 
fathers  Cousen  Germans  as  also  were  your  aunt  Bradstreets  Children,  the 
last  was  your  aunt  Sarah  marryed  to  mr  Keane§  both  dead  long  since,  and 
left  one  only  daughter  Hannah,  Married  to  Mr  Paige,  and  is  now  living  at 
Boston  your  great  Grandmother  being  dead  your  sweet  Grandfather  Dudley 
married  a  second  Wife,||  and  by  her  had  a  daughter  marryed  to  Mr  Jonathan 
Wade,  who  liveth  at  Mistick,  and  two  sons  Joseph  Dudley  who  now  liveth 
at  Rocksbury,  in  his  fathers  House,  and  Paul  Dudley  a  Merchant  who  is 
upon  a  voyage  to  Ireland,  these  were  your  fathers  uncles  by  their  fathers 
side. 

For  myself  after  I  was  married  to  your  Grandmother  I  lived  about  two 
years  at  Cambridge,  and  in  the  year  1635  I  removed  to  Ipswich,  where  I 
have  lived  ever  since  with  your  Grandmother,  we  lived  together  without 
Children  above  7  years  till  the  sixteenth  of  January  being  Thirsday  your 
dear  father  was  born  at  Rocksbury,  whether  your  Grandmother  went  to 
lye  in  at  her  mothers,  and  two  years  and  a  quarter  after  your  aunt  Rogers 
was  born  at  Ipswich,  on  the  10th  day  of  April  1642  about  nine  years  after 
your  Grandmother  had  another  Daughter  named  Mary,  who  died  about  a 
quarter  old,  and  three  years  after  we  had  another  our  last  named  Deborah 
who  died  within  a  fortnight. 

In  the  year  1645  I  was  made  Major  of  the  Regiment  of  Essex,  and  in 
the  year  1653  was  Chosen  an  Assistant  or  Magistrate  and  about  a  year 
after  was  made  Major  General  and  continued  so  for  about  7  or  eight  years 
after. 

In  the  year  1660  my  onely  Daughter  and  your  Aunt  Elizabeth  was  Mar- 

*  The  Hon.  James  Savage,  in  1843  (see  Collections  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society,  vol.  28,  page  248),  conjectured  that  Thomas  Dudley,  a  graduate  of  Cambridge 
(A.B.  1626,  A.M.  1630),  might  have  been  a  son  of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley.  It  would  seem 
from  Gen.  Denison's  statements  that  Gov.  Dudley  had  no  wife  before  Dorothy,  and  that 
she  had  only  one  son,  Samuel.  If  this  be  so,  Thomas,  the  graduate,  could  not  have  been 
a  son  of  Gov.  Dudley.  More  than  thirty  years  ago,  Mr.  Dean  Dudley  and  myself  had 
arrived  at  the  opinion  that  Thomas  was  probably  not  the  Governor's  son.  Our  reasons 
were,  that  neither  a  son  Thomas  nor  children  of  Thomas  are  mentioned  in  Gov.  Dudley's 
will,  and  that  Mrs.  Bradstreet  says,  in  her  epitaph  on  her  mother,  that  she  "Of  all  her 
children,  children  lived  to  see."— (See  Works  of  Mrs.  Anne  Bradstreet,  Ellis's  edition, 
page  liii.) 

For  accounts  of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley  and  his  descendants,  see  Register,  vol.  10,  pp. 
130-42 ;  337-44.— Editor. 

f  For  accounts  of  Gov.  Simon  and  Mrs.  Anne  (Dudley)  Bradstreet  and  their  descen- 
dants, see  Register,  vol.  8,  pp.  312-25;  vol.  9,  pp.  113-21.  For  a  biographical  sketch  of 
Gov.  Bradstreet,  see  vol.  1 ,  pp.  75-7.— Editor. 

%  For  accounts  of  Rev.  John  and  Mrs.  Mercy  (Dudley)  Woodbridge  and  their  descen- 
dants, see  Register,  vol.  32,  pp.  292-6 ;  also  the  "Woodbridge  Record,"  compiled  from 
the  papers  left  by  the  late  Louis  Mitchell,  Esq.,  by  his  brother  Donald  G.  Mitchell,  LL.D., 
New  Haven,  1883,  4to,  pp.  272.— Editor. 

§  Sarah  Dudley  married  Major  Benjamin  Keayne,  son  of  Capt.  Robert  Keayne  and 
nephew  of  the  Rev.  John  Wilson  of  Boston.  An  abstract  of  the  will  of  Robert  Keayne 
is  printed  in  the  Register,  vol.  37,  page  234.  For  notices  of  the  Keayne  family,  see 
Register,  vol.  6,  pp.  89-92;  152-8;  vol.  35,  pp.  277;  vol.  37,  pp.  234-5.— Editor. 

||  The  maiden  name  of  the  secor.d  wife  of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley  v\as  Kathcrine  Dighton. 
For  an  account  of  her  ancestry  and  relatives,  see  Register,  vol.  45,  pp.  302-4.— Editor. 


130  Major-General  Daniel  Denison,  [April, 

ryed  to  Mr  John  Rogers*  who  hath  ever  since  lived  at  Ipswich,  and  hath 
now  living  five  children,  your  Couseu  Germans  (viz.):  Elizabeth,  Margret, 
John,  Daniel  and  Nathaniel,  She  had  another  Daughter  named  also  Elisa- 
beth that  died  about  a  year  and  quarter  old. 

Your  Dear  father  my  Dear  and  only  son  was  Married  to  your  Mother 
who  was  named  Mrs  Martha  Simonds  on  the  2d  or  3d  of  february  1663,  and 
lived  at  the  farm  at  Ipswich  the  remainder  of  his  days,  being  above  four 
and  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  Marryed,  and  living  sweetly  and  comfort- 
ably with  your  Mother  near  seven  years,  by  whom  he  had  3  Children  John 
the  eldest,  born  the  22d  of  September  1665,  Martha  born  the  first  of  March 
1668,  and  Daniel  born  the  14th  day  of  April  1671,  But  about  3  Months 
before  poor  Daniel  was  born  (viz)  on  the  ninth  of  January  1670  it  pleased 
the  alwise  God  to  take  your  dear  father  my  dear  and  loving  son  to  himself, 
thereby  bereaving  you  and  me  of  our  greatest  comfort  and  support  he  was 
taken  with  a  most  violent  flux  the  first  of  January  which  held  him  nine 
days,  with  grievous  torment,  which  he  endured  with  admirable  patience, 
committing  himself  to  God,  with  assured  confidence  and  took  his  last  leave 
of  me  who  was  with  him  all  the  time  of  his  sickness  and  of  his  loving  Wife, 
and  of  his  2  Children  John,  and  Martha,  without  any  Preturbation,  Bless- 
ing his  Children  and  commending  them  to  God  the  father  Son  and  Holy 
Ghost,  and  Committing  that  which  was  unborn  to  my  care,  at  his  death  he 
was  not  one  and  thirty,  but  wanted  six  days  and  about  15  hours,  so  early 
had  he  finished  his  Course  and  done  his  work,  and  if  his  work  had  then  to 
have  been  done  (as  he  then  said)  he  had  been  Miserable  but  he  had  lived 
a  Godly  and  examplary  life,  being  a  constant  seeker  of  God.  I  have  heard 
your  Mother  since  say  he  used  to  pray  five  times  a  Day,  a  Dutiful  Child  a 
loving  husband  and  father,  a  loving  friend  a  good  man  in  all  his  ways,  and 
he  departed  most  Christian  like,  and  comfortably  to  the  unspeakable  grief 
and  loss  of  me  and  all  his  friends,  about  3  months  after  his  death  was  Daniel 
born  at  the  farm  whose  name  his  father  ordered  before  his  death,  desiring 
his  wife  if  she  were  delivered  of  a  son  it  might  be  called  Daniel,  and  if  a 
daughter  it  should  be  called  Patience,  after  the  name  of  your  Grandmother, 
more  of  your  fathers  sickness  and  gracious  speeches  I  committed  to  Writ- 
ing and  left  them  with  your  Grandmother. 

And  now  dear  Children  though  God  hath  taken  away  your  dear  and 
loving  father,  yet  he  hath  not  left  you  fatherless,  but  according  to  your  dear 
fathers  desire  and  Blessing  Commending  you  to  God  whom  in  his  sickness 
he  often  called  his  Covenant  God,  Who  is  also  your  Covenant  God  and 
hath  covenanted  with  every  one  of  you  in  your  Baptism,  he  hath  been  a 
father  to  you  and  mercifully  provided  for  you  and  cared  for  you,  when  you 
could  not  care  for  not  help  your  selves,  as  I  shall  acquaint  you,  And  there- 
fore dear  children  Let  your  chief  care  be  as  you  grow  to  understanding  to 
know  the  God  of  your  fathers,  and  to  serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart  and 
the  Blessing  of  God  will  be  with  you  both  in  life  and  Death,  according  to 
the  blessing  and  Prayers  of  your  dear  father  and  Godly  Ancestors. 

Your  father  had  not  a  present  Estate  Setled  on  him,  but  upon  his  Mar- 
riage with  your  Mother,  I  ingaged  to  provide  for  him,  and  after  mine  and 
your  Grandmothers  decease  to  give  him  my  Farm  at  Che[bacco]  where  you 
were  all  born  and  also  a  ffarm  600  acres  at  Merrimack  River,  and  accord- 
ingly during  his  life   he  partaked  of   all  that  I  had  and  we  lived  with  great 

*  For  genealogies  of  the  Rogers  family,  see  Register,  vol.  4,  p.  179;  vol.  5,  pp.  106-52* 
824,311-30;  vol.  12,  pp.  337-42;  vol.  13,  pp.  61-9;  vol.  39,  pp.  225-30:  vol.  41,  pp.  158-88. 
— Editor. 


1892.]  Major-  General  Daniel  Denison.  131 

content  and  satisfaction,  and  what  I  ingaged  to  him  shall  God  willing  be 
made  good  to  you  his  Children,  after  your  fathers  decease  I  provided  for 
you  and  your  Mother  above  one  year,  at  the  fFarm  where  you  all  lived.  But 
it  Pleased  God  so  to  order  that  we  Should  be  further  parted.  For  the  be- 
ginning of  April  1672  your  Mother  having  married  with  Mr  Richard  Mar- 
tyne,  went  to  live  with  him  at  Portsmouth,  taking  with  her  two  Children, 
Daniel  who  then  sucked  and  Martha,  as  I  had  contracted  with  them  before 
that  in  Consideration  of  that  Estate  which  your  father  left  and  your  Mother 
had  and  Mr  Martine  with  her,  which  was  neere  300£,  They  should  bring 
up  two  Children  and  be  bound  to  give  100£  to  Martha,  when  she  corns  to 
age  or  if  she  die  before  to  Daniel  and  his  Heirs,  for  which  I  have  Mr  Mar- 
tyns  Bond,  and  for  some  other  Legacies  in  case  your  Mother  dye  before 
him. 

For  John  he  was  to  stay  with  me  and  his  Grandmother,  as  he  was  to 
have  done  had  his  father  lived  to  go  to  School.  Thus  you  are  quartered 
dear  Children  but  yet  through  Gods  goodness  you  are  under  there  care 
that  do  tenderly  love  and  will  carefully  provide  for  you,  for  which  you  will 
have  cause  to  Bless  God,  That  though  you  are  bereaved  of  a  loving  father 
yet  he  hath  not  left  you  desolate. 

Having  given  this  account  of  your  descent  by  the  father  side,  I  shall 
acquaint  you  with  some  of  your  relations  by  your  Mothers  side,  hoping  your 
mother  who  tenderly  loves  you  will  as  she  hath  oppertunity  instruct  you 
not  only  in  that  particular  but  in  other  things  of  greater  moment  and 
advantage. 

Your  Mother  was  the  eldest  daughter  of  Mr  Samuel  Symonds,  a  Magestrate 
yet  living  in  Ipswich,  by  his  second  wife  who  was  the  Widow  of  one  Mr 
Eps,  by  whom  she  had  your  uncle  Eps  living  at  Ipswich,  who  hath  many 
Children  all  your  cousens,  She  had  also  2  daughters  one  Marryed  to  Mr 
Chute,  dead  long  since,  another  Marryed  to  Mr  Duncan  who  lives  at 
Glocester,  and  hath  many  Children. 

Your  Grandfather  Symonds  had  a  wife  before,  by  whom  he  had  divers 
Children,  some  dead  and  3  yet  living  one  daughter  Marryed  to  Mr  Eps 
your  uncle  by  your  grandmother  as  his  wife  is  by  your  Grandfather,  also  2 
Sons  Harlackeden  now  in  England,  and  William  that  lives  at  Ipswich. 

Your  Grandfather  had  by  your  Grandmother  one  son,  your  uncle  Sam- 
uel, who  loved  your  father  and  Mother,  and  dyed  before  your  father  at  sea 
as  he  was  returning  from  England,  whether  he  went  the  year  before,  he 
was  a  hopeful  young  man,  he  had  also  3  daughters  your  good  mother, 
whose  name  was  Martha,  was  the  eldest,  the  2d  was  Marryed  to  Mr  Emer- 
son, Minister  of  Gloucester,  where  they  live  and  have  divers  Children  your 
Cousen  Germans  by  the  Mother  side,  his  3d  daughter  was  Priscilla  Marryed 
to  Mr  Baker,  the  same  day  your  mother  was  Marryed  to  Mr  Martyne,  they 
live  at  Topsfield. 

Your  Grandmother  Symonds  dyed  about  two  years  before  your  Mother 
was  Marryed,  she  had  a  brother  Colonel  Read,  a  great  souldier  in  the  Civil 
Wars  in  England,  and  Governour  of  Sterling  in  Scotland,  she  had  also  two 
sisters  that  lived  in  New  England  the  eldest  was  your  Aunt  Lake,  who 
dyed  in  September  last,  and  left  a  daughter  named  Martha,  wife  of  Thomas 
Harris  who  hath  many  Children,  your  cousens,  her  other  Sister  was  Mr8  Win- 
throp  the  wife  of  Mr  John  Winthrop  Governour  of  Conecticot,  who  is  newly 
dead,  at  the  writing  hereof  as  the  report  is,  She  had  two  sons  John  and 
Wayte,  and  4  or  5  Daughters  one  Marryed  to  Mr  Neuwman  who  lived  and 
dyed  at  Wenham  in  September  last,  another  Marryed  at  Salem  to  Mr  John 


132  Major-General  Daniel  Denison.  [April, 

Corwin  all   these  are  your   Mothers  Cousen  Germans,  and  your  Cousens 
and  so  are  their  children.* 

I  have  done  as  much  as  I  intended  by  which  Dear  Children  you  may 
perceive  you  need  not  be  ashamed  of  your  progenitors,  who  have  in  many 
respects  been  eminent  in  their  times,  It  behoves  you  that  you  take  care  to 
be  imetators  of  their  piety  and  goodness,  and  that  you  doe  not  degenerate 
from  those  Roots  from  whence  you  are  sprunge,  in  so  doing  the  blessing 
and  Prayers  of  your  Godly  Ancestors  will  fall  upon  you,  and  the  God  of 
your  fathers  will  be  your  Covenant  God  who  only  is  able  to  bless  you  here 
and  make  you  happy  hereafter,  which  is  and  hath  been  the  Continual 
Prayer  of  all  your  godly  Ancestors  and  particularly  of  your  tender  and 
loving  Grandfather  who  wrote  this  the  2Qth  Day  of  December  in  the  year 
of  our  Lord  1672,  in  the  sixtieth  and  one  year  of  his  age. 

Daniel  Denison. 

[Notes. — The  foregoing  confirms  a  guess  I  made  a  couple  of  years  ago,  that 
the  New  England  family  of  Denison  would  be  found  to  have  belonged  to  Bishop's 
Stortforcl  in  England.  The  will  of  John  Gace  of  Stortford,  Herts,  tanner 
(Montague  61,  P.  C.  C),  proved  in  1602,  of  which  I  hope  to  give  a  larger  ab- 
stract one  of  these  days,  mentions  George,  Edward  and  William  Denison,  "  chil- 
dren of  my  wife,"  and  Elizabeth  Crouch  "  a  daughter  of  my  wife."  I  paid  a 
flying  visit  to  Stortford,  and,  with  much  ado,  succeeded  in  getting  a  sight  of 
the  parish  registers,  from  which  I  took  the  following  extracts  :      / 

The  xvij  of  March,  1582,  George  Denyson  son  of  John  baptized. 
George  son  of  William  Denizen  baptized  20  October  1610. 
George  Denizon  son  of  William  and  Margaret  baptized  10  December  1620. f 
William  Denizen  and  Margaret  Monck  married  7  November  1603. 

Very  likely  there  were  other  Denison  items  there,  but  these  were  all  that 
caught  my  eye,  in  my  very  hasty  inspection  at  that  time. — Henry  F.  Waters. 

The  Records  of  St.  Michael's  Parish  Church,  Bishop's  Stortford,  edited  by 
J.  L.  Glasscock,  Jr.,  were  published  in  1882.  By  this  book  we  find  that  William 
Dennyson  was  churchwarden  in  1606  (page  113)  and  George  Dennyson  in  1632, 
1633,  1635,  1648  and  1649  (page  114). 

In  the  Churchwarden's  accounts  among  the  receipts  for  the  year  1582  is  "of 
John  Denyson  ix  d"  (page  61). 

In  the  Churchwarden's  Book,  1642,  the  name  George  Dennyson  is  entered 
several  times.  Among  the  collections  is  found  under  "Water  Lane"  "Geo 
Dennyson  iiij  d  "  (page  146).  Among  the  church  rents  due  March  25,  1642,  is 
"of  Geo.  Dennyson's  house  and  yard  vj  d"  (page  152).  Under  lease  rents  is 
"  of  Geo.  Denyson  for  the  Stalls  in  the  Barly  Hill  for  a  yere  at  orLady  day  1643 
xj  s"  (page  155). 

The  parish  register  is  not  printed  in  this  volume. 

On  the  20th  of  September,  1882,  the  two  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  death 
of  Maj.  Gen.  Denison  was  commemorated  at  Ipswich,  Mass.  The  proceedings 
on  this  occasion  were  printed  in  a  pamphlet  of  52  pages,  entitled,  "  The  Denison 
Memorial."  Of  this  pamphlet,  25  pages  are  devoted  to  a  carefully  prepared  and 
very  full  biographical  sketch  of  Maj.  Gen.  Denison,  by  Dr.  Slacle,  now  of  Chest- 
nut Hill,  who  contributes  the  preceding  article  to  the  Register.  An  historical 
sketch  of  Ipswich  by  the  Rev.  Augustine  Caldwell  is  also  printed  there. 
Another  biography  by  Dr.  Slade  appeared  in  the  Register,  vol.  23,  pp.  312-35. 
Gen.  Denison's  will  is  printed  in  the  Register,  vol.  8,  pp.  23-4.  To  these 
articles  the  reader  is  referred  for  information  not  found  in  the  autobiography. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Denison,  the  mother  of  Maj.  Gen.  Denison,  died  at  Roxbury, 

*  For  accounts  of  the  Symonds  and  Reade  families,  see  "  Ancestry  of  Priscilla  Baker," 
by  William  S.  Appleton,  Cambridge,  1870,  sin.  4to.  pp,  143.  For  the  ancestry  and  connec- 
tions of  the  Winthrop  family,  see  Register,  vol.  18,  pp.  182-6  For  notice  of  the  Epps  and 
Lake  families,  see  Register,  vol.  13,  pp.  115-6.  For  pedigree  of  the  Chute  family,  see 
Register,  vol.  13,  pp.  123-4. —  Editor. 

f  There  has  been  a  lack  of  agreement  as  to  the  year  of  Capt.  George  Denison's  birth. 
Some  say  lie  was  born  in  1618,  but  his  gravestone  makes  him  73  years  old  at  his  death, 
October  23,  1694.    (See  Baldwin  and  Clift's  Denison  Itecord,  page  6.) — Editor. 


1892.]  Episcopal  Records  at  Stoughton.  133 

Feb.  3,  1645-6.  Her  son  states  that  her  maiden  name  was  Chandler.  Mr.  Waters 
finds  on  the  Bishop's  Stortford  register  (see  above)  the  marriage,  in  1603,  of 
William  Denison  to  Margaret  Monck.  This  William  Denison  is  probably  the 
New  England  emigrant.  The  variation  in  the  surname  of  his  wife  may  be 
accounted  for  in  two  ways :  Mr.  Denison  may  have  been  married  twice,  or 
Margaret  Monck  may  have  been  a  widow  in  1603.  William  Denison,  father 
of  the  general,  died  at  Roxbury,  Jan.  25,  1653-4. 

From  Mr.  Waters's  extracts  from  the  register  of  Bishop's  Stortford,  it  would 
seem  that  the  father  of  William  Denison  and  grandfather  of  Daniel  was  named 
John.     His  widow  seems  to  have  married  John  Gace. 

"  A  Record  of  the  Descendants  of  Capt.  George  Denison,  of  Stonington, 
Conn.,"  a  brother  of  the  General,  was  published  at  Worcester  in  1881,  in  an 
octavo  of  424  pages. — (See  Register,  vol.  36,  p.  101.)  The  compilers  were 
Hon.  John  Denison  Baldwin  and  Hon.  William  Clift. — Editor.] 


RECORDS  OF  THE  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH   AT  STOUGHTON, 

MASS. 
From  a  manuscript  copy  in  the  Archives  of  the  N.-E.  Historic  Genealogical  Society. 

[Continued  from  page  14.] 
Baptisms. 
July  17,  1796.— Hariot  of  Paul  &  Elizabeth  Cain. 
Elisha  of  Elisha  and  Sarah  Crehore. 
and  Clarissa  of  Elisha  and  Sarah  Crehore. 
Aug.  7,  1796. — Jane  of  John  and  Fancy  Nightingale. 
Oct.  4,  1796. — Hannah  of  Eleazar  and  Hannah  Crehore. 
Oct.  30,  1796. — Abigail  of  Henry  and  Nancy  Gay. 
Nov.  20,  1796. — Dorcas  of  Jeremiah  and  Nancy  Brown. 
Dec.  28,  1798. — Robert  Patersen  of  Robert  and  Margaret  Smith. 
Elizabeth  Temple  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Nickolson. 
Horatio  of  John  and  Rebecca  Sprague. 
Rebecca  "     "        "  "  " 

Sarah  Chambers  of  John  and  Rebecca  Sprague. 
Sept.  16,  1798. — Samuel  of  John  and  Nancy  Higin. 
Oct.  14,  1798. — Horatio  of  Abraham  and  Hepzibah  Bigelow. 
Abraham"  "  "  "  " 

Hepzibah"  "  "  "  " 

Anna  Maria  of  "  "  "  " 

Martha  of  Ebenezer  and  Unice  Hall. 
Oct.  21,  1798.— Wm  Henry  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Chase. 
July  29,  1800. — Hannah  Healey  of  Edward  and  Ann  Weaver,  born  June 

27,  1800. 
Oct.  5,  1800. — Hannah  of  Moses  and  Hannah  Kingsbury 

and  Calvin  "       "  "  "  " 

Mar.  15,  1801. — Reuben  of  Silas  and  Judah  Bacon. 
Colburn  "     "       "         "  " 

Eliza  of  Ezekiel  and  Mary  Kingsbury. 
Apr.  26,  1801. — Daniel  of  Daniel  and  Charlotte  Arnold. 
June  21,  1801. — Moses  of  Peter  and  Betsey  Shepard  Bracket. 
June  28,  1801. — Sally  of  Noah  and  Susanna  Kingsbury. 
Samuel  of  "      "         "  " 


134  Episcopal  Records  at  Stoughton,  [April, 

Dec.  22,  1801. — Jeremiah  Smith  Boise  of  Abel  and  Anna  Alleyne. 
June  28,  1801. — Martha  of  Noah  and  Susanna  Kingsbury. 

Charlotte  of  "       "  " 

May  30,  1802.— Willard  of  Jesse  and  Mehitable  Ayres. 

Leonard  "     "         "  "  " 

Martha  Fisher  of  Jesse  and  Mehitable  Ayres. 

Susanna  of  Noah  and  Susanna  Kingsbury. 
Jan.  24,  1802. — Edward  Harison  Winterten  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Ann 

Sprague. 
Feb.  14,  1802. — James  Barker  of  James  and  Maria  Field. 
Sept.  12,  1802. — Grace  Sophia  of  Paul  and  Elizabeth  Cain. 
Sept.  19,  1802. — John  Avery  of  Ralph  and  Abijah  Coffin. 
Feb.  7,  1803. — George  John  Foster  of  Abel  and  Anna  Alleyne. 
Mar.  13,  1803. — Jane  Little  of  Wm  and  Jane  Montague,  born  Jan.  3,"  1803. 
June  26,  1803. — George  Greenwood  of  George  and  Mary  Gay. 

Amanda  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Ann  Sprapue. 
Sept.  11,  1803. — Seth  Burrell  of  Peter  and  Betsey  Shepard  Bracket. 
Oct.  23,  1803.— Jacob  of  Jacob  and  Polly  Frost. 
Oct.  30,  1803. — Ebenezer  of  Henry  and  Ann  Gay. 
Apr.  30,  1804. — Mitzer  of  Moses  and  Hannah  Kingsbury. 
Mar.  25,  1804. — Wm.  Henry  of  Wm.  and  Jane  Montague. 
Sept.  3,  1804. — Joshua  Thomas  of  Paul  and  Elizabeth  Cain. 
Sept.  16,  1804. — Mary  of  Noah  and  Susanna  Kingsbury. 
Oct.  28,  1804.— Rhoda  of  Simon  and  Rhoda  Ferry. 
Nov.  25,  1804. — George  Edmund  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Chase. 
Nov.  26,  1804. — Peter  of  Peter  and  Betsey  Shepard  Bracket. 
May  19,  1805. — Mary  Ann  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Richards. 

Henry  White  of      "         "        "  *  " 

Sarah  Elizabeth  of  "         "        "  " 

Edward  Metcalf  of  "         "       "  " 

John  Holbrook  of  "  "        "  " 

June  2,  1805. — Henry  of  Michael  and  Ruth  Ware. 
Oct.  20,  1805.— Henry  Hall  of  George  and  Mary  Gay. 
June  19,  1806. — Sarah  Ann  of  Wm  and  Jane  Montague,  born  May  10,  1806. 

Caroline  Mary  of  Mathew  and  Ann  Harmon. 

Lawrence  of  Jesse  and  Hannah  Richards. 

Catherine  "      "        "  "  " 

Hannah      "       "        "         "  " 

Mary  "       "        "         "  " 

Sept.  22,  1806.— Mary   of  Jesse  and  Mary  Ellis. 

Abigail"       "       "         "        " 

Lucy     "       "       "         "        " 
Aug.  — ,  1806. — William  of  Reuben  and  Susanna  Guild. 
May  11,  1807.— Sally    of  Abner  and  Martha  Ellis. 

Martha  of    "         "         "  " 

Rebecca  of  "         "         "  " 

Lydia      "    "         "         "  " 

Sept.  13,  1807. — Hannah  of and  Eunice  Winthrop. 

Sept.  23,  1807. — Abigail  Nancy  Gay  of  Nathan  and  Abigail  Shuttleworth 

Babcock. 
Jan.  20,  1808. — Jesse  Wheaton  of  Jesse  and  Mary  Stowell. 
Aug.  28,  1808. — Anna  Ulbaana  Benjamina  of  John  Jacob  and  Mary  Ben- 
jamina  Woodbridge  Gourgas. 


1892.]  Episcopal  Records  at  Stoughton,  135 

June  18,  1809. — Wm  of  Hezekiah  and  Ruth  Chadwick. 

Sept.  10,  1809. — George  Little  of  Wm  and  Jane  Montague,  born  July  20, 

1809. 
Sept.  28,  1809. — Abel  Lewis  John  Jacob  of  John  Jacob  and  Mary  Ben- 

jaraina  Woodbridge  Gourgas. 
Mar.  13,  1810. — John  Abijah  of  Wm  and  Lydia   White   (in  the  town  of 

Marshfield). 
June  24,  1810. — Nathaniel  of  Noah  and  Sukey  Kingsbury. 
Dec.  13,  1810. — Wm  of  Abraham  and  Rebecca  Eustis  (born  17th  of  Nov- 
ember  1810  at  Fort  Adams  in  Newport  Harbor  and 
baptized  at  the  same  place). 
Sept.  10,  1810.— Walter   of  Walter  and  Sally  Webb. 
Mary  Ann  of  "        "        "  " 

Loisa  "    "        i(        "  " 

Jan.  20,  1811.- — Rebecca  Sprague  of  John  and  Sarah  Maguire. 
June  7,  1811. — Clarissa    Catherine    Henrietta    of  John  Jacob  and    Mary 

Benjamin  a  Woodbridge  Gourgas. 
Sept.  8,  1811. — Louisa  Elizabeth  of  James  and  Elizabeth  Noyes,  aged  18 

years  Feb.  28,  1811. 
Sept.  29, 1811. — Elbridge  of  John  and  Hannah  Ware  (being  a  married  man). 

Ellen  Eugenia  of  John  and  Betsey  Ware. 
Oct.  13,  1811. — Ruben  of  Silas  and  Judah  Bacon. 
Leonard  of  "      "       "  " 

Daniel     "    "      "       "  " 

Marshall  Kingsbury  of  Silas  and  Judah  Bacon. 
Sarah  Kingsbury         "     "        "  "  " 

July  15,  1811. — At   Marshfield    the  undersigned   baptized   James  son  of 

Luther  and  Hannah  Little.  Wm  Montague. 

Mar.  8,  1812. — Horatio  of  Abraham  and  Rebecca  Eustis,  (baptized  at  Fort 

Adams  R.  I.)  Wm  Montague. 

April  6, 1812. — Hannah  Strong  wife  of  Titus  Strong. 

Frances  Elvira  of  Titus  and  Hannah  Strong. 
Wm  Henry        "     "        "         "  "         Wm  Montague. 

July  21,  1812. — John  Sherley  of  John  Sherley  and  Nancy  Williams. 

Wm  Montague. 
May  15,  1812. — Olivia  Price  of  Wm  Price,  born  at  Hopkinton,  Nov.  15, 
1789. 
Lucy  of  Arnold  and  Sally  Morse,  born  at  Hopkinton,  Jan. 
7,  1798.  Wm  Montague. 

Aug.  30,  1812.— John  Holley  of  John  and  Hariot  Peirce,born  Mar.  7. 1810. 
Isaac  Beal  of  Wm  and  Sally  Peirce,  born  April  12,  1800. 
May  19,  1813. — Mary  Miles  of  Ezekiel  and  Betsey  Gardner,  South  Kings- 
ton, Rhode  Island  State. 
Aug.  14,  1813. — Wm  Frederic  of  Ithamer  and  Janette  Chase,  Cornish,  N. 

H.  State. 
Oct.  5,  1813. — Harriot  of  John  &  Harriot  Chase. 

Oct.  19,  1813. — Baptized  Wm  Bond,  and  Nancy  Bond  his  wife  the  parents 
of  the  five  following  children  who  were  baptized  at  the 
same  time  by  me.  Wm  Montague 

viz. :  Mary  Moulton. 
Janette  Ralston. 
Sally  Bradford 

George  Dunbar,  all  of  the  town  of  Keene  in  the 
State  of  New  H. 

VOL.  XL VI.  12 


136         Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others.      [April, 

Oct.  11,  1814. — Edward  Wortley  of  Wm  and  Jane  Montague. 
Apr.  28,  1814. — Henry  Bright  of  Henry  Bright  and  Dorathy  Chase. 

Nehemiah         "       "  "         "         "  "      in  the 

town  of  Warner,  &  State  of  New  Hampshire. 
Sept.  7,  1814. — Allace  Jane   of  Wm  and  Harriot  Dustin. 
Malinda  Grannis  "      "         "  " 

Hannah  "      "         «■  " 

Robert  Barklay  of  Abner  and  Deborah  Tyler 

all  of  Charlestown  in  the  State  of  New  Hampshire. 
Jan.  4 j  1815. — Deborah   of  Moses  and  Hannah  Kingsbury. 
Mary  Lion  of   "         "         " 
Jonathan      "    "         "         "  " 

George         "    "         "         "  " 

May  21,  1815. — Adaline  of  Silas  and  Judah  Bacon. 

Joshua  Lewis  of  Moses  and  Hannah  Kingsbury. 
Charles  "      "         "         " 

Wm  Montague. 
Jan.  7,  1817. — Caroline  Woodbridge  of  John  Jacob  and  Mary  Benjaming 

Woodbridge  Gourgas. 
July  2,  1817. — At  Unity  in  the  State  of  New  Hampshire  I  baptized  two 
of  the  youngest  of  Jesse  Stowell's  children. 

Wm  Montague. 

[It  is  evident  from  some  of  the  entries  in  these  records,  that  the  children 
whose  baptisms  are  here  recorded  were  baptized  in  different  towns.  A  large 
portion  of  the  parents  of  the  children  did  not  reside  at  Stoughton.  Many  were 
residents  of  Dedham,  where  the  Rev.  William  Montague,  who  seems  to  have 
made  a  considerable  portion  of  the  entries,  was  rector. — Editor.] 

{To  be  continued.} 


LETTERS  OF  COL.  THOMAS  WESTBROOK 
AND  OTHERS, 

RELATIVE    TO    INDIAN   AFFAIRS    IN    MAINE. 

Communicated  by  William  Blake  Trask,  A.M.,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. 

[Continued  from  page  30.1 

[The  following  is  a  verbatim  copy,  imperfectly  translated,  as  it  would 
appear,  from  the  French,  of  the  letter  of  Governor  Vaudreuil,  to  which  his 
signature,  only,  is  affixed.  It  will  be  noticed,  that  he  speaks  of  Father 
Rale  as  having  been  murdered  by  the  English,  while  doing  his  duty,  the 
priest  proving  ever  faithful  to  his  Prince  in  teaching  the  Indians,  who  were 
always  true  to  the  French  and  their  service.  This  letter  should  be  read  in 
connection  with  that  of  Dummer's  to  the  Canadian  Governor,  written  on 
the  15th  of  September  preceding,  printed  in  the  present  volume  of  the 
Register,  page  26,  as  also,  another,  by  Dummer,  yet  to  come,  dated  19th 
of  January,  1724-5.  The  latter  is  more  directly  in  reply  to  the  letter  of 
Vaudreuil  now  before  us,  in  regard  to  the  Indians,  boundaries  of  lands, 
treaties,  &c. 

There  is  extant,  in  the  Massachusetts  Archives  (vol.  52,  pages  15,  16), 


1892.]      Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others.         137 

an  intercepted  letter,  taken  among  Sebastian  Rale's  papers,  at  Norridge- 
wock,  examined,  and  attested  to  by  Secretary  Joseph  Willard.  Though 
printed  entire  in  the  Mass.  Hist.  Collections,  2d  series,  vol.  viii.,  page  266, 
it  may  be  of  interest  to  give,  here,  a  partial  synopsis  of  its  contents. 

Rale  states,  that  his  people  made  a  party  of  forty  men  against  the 
English,  "  not  with  a  Design  to  kill,  but  to  put  them  in  mind  of  their 
Word,  and  to  make  them  draw  off:  In  one  night  they  ranged  near  ten 
Leagues  of  the  Country  where  the  English  had  settled,"  broke  into  their 
houses,  pillaged  and  burned  them,  taking  thence  sixty-four  prisoners. 
Subsequently,  160  warriors  set  out.  "I  embarked  with  them,"  he  writes, 
"to  go  to  the  War."  They  attacked  a  village,  consisting  of  54  fair  houses, 
with  five  forts,  two  of  stone,  and  three  of  wood.  The  inhabitants,  "  near 
600  in  number,"  as  he  says,  "  besides  women  and  children,"  had  sheltered 
themselves  in  their  stone  forts.  His  party  fell  upon,  and  pillaged  the 
houses,  "  burned  all  their  Works  of  Wood,  filled  up  their  Wells,  killed 
their  Cattle,  Oxen,  Cows,  horses,  sheep,  swine."  "  To  pleasure  the  Eng- 
lish," as  he  expresses  himself,  "  I  made  my  appearance,  and  shewed 
myself  to  them  several  times."  "  They  saw  me,"  he  continues  to  say,  "  but 
dare  do  nothing  to  me,  altho'  they  knew  that  the  Governour  had  set  my 
Head  at  a  Thousand  Livres  Sterling.  1  shall  not  part  with  it,  Nevertheless, 
for  all  the  Sterling  money  in  England." 

The  Indians  went  from  thence  to  Canada,  according  to  Rale,  and  would 
have  carried  him  with  them,  "  but  I  bid  them  go,"  "  and  about  eight  or  nine 
stays  here  with  me." 

Rale,  in  closing,  feels  perplexed  by  the  fact,  that  the  English  hold  their 
forts,  and  are,  consequently,  masters  of  the  land.  The  Indians  are  not 
able,  alone,  without  the  assistance  of  the  French,  to  cope  with  them,  and 
the  land,  to  the  Indians,  is  lost. 

The  12th  of  August  (old  style),  1724,  Father  Rale  was  slain,  and  his 
scalp  was  brought  to  Boston.  The  New  England  Courant,  August  24, 
1724,  says:  —  'On  Saturday  last  arrived  Capt.  Johnson  Harmon  from  his 
Expedition  ugainst  the  Indians  at  Norridgewock,  and  brought  with  him  28 
Scalps,  one  of  which  is  Father  Ralle's  their  Priest." 

The  Mass.  Hist.  Coll.,  2d  series,  vol.  viii.  p.  245-249,  contains  a  copy  of 
a  long  letter  from  Father  Rale,  to  one  of  his  order,  name  not  given,  which 
by  a  singular  coincidence,  was  dated  August  23,  N.  S.,  12  O.  S.,  1724,  "  the 
very  day  that  Captain  Harmon  and  his  men  slew  him  and  a  number  of 
Indians.' 

To  show  the  changes  produced  in  sentiment  and  feeling  a  century  after- 
wards, it  may  be  mentioned,  that  Bishop  Fenwick,  of  Boston,  caused  a 
monument  to  be  erected  to  Father  Rale,  at  Norridgewock,  which  was 
dedicated  one  hundred  and  nine  years  after  the  massacre,  namely,  August 
23,  1833.  The  inscription,  in  latin,  with  a  view  of  the  monument,  may  be 
seen  in  Allen's  History  of  Norridgewock,  papes  42,  43.] 

V  audreuiV  s  Letter  to  &  Governor  Dummer. 

I  am  surprise[d]  that  you  have  not  seen  the  Safe  garde,  &  the  Comission 
I  had  given  to  Father  Ralle,  sooner.  The  Abenekis  Indiens,  your  Neig- 
bours,  with  whom  you  have  allways  been  in  war,  haveing  submitted  them- 
selves To  france,  imbrace  the  Catholick  Religion,  &  declare  war  to  you 
Every  time  France  &  England  have  had  any  quarrel  togather;  I  say,  all 
this  ought,  or  should,   have  put  you  in  Mind  or  Convince  you,  it  was  not 


138  Letters  of  CoL  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others,     [April, 

without  orders  of  the  most  Christian  king,  that  the  Jesuits  were  among  the 
Lichens  &  Preach  the  Gospel  to  'em.  If  you  had  forgotten  it,  the  many 
Letters  I  have  Written  to  your  Governor  about  it,  since  the  Last  war  be- 
tween you  &  the  abeneckis  Indiens  ought  to  have  put  you  in  mind  of  it. 
No  doubt  but  you  are  to  answer  to  the  king,  your  master,  for  the  Late 
Murder  Committed  by  your  order  on  the  Person  of  that  french  Missionary, 
whose  head,  I  know,  you  Sat  a  price,  &  had  no  other  reason  to  be  so  ani- 
mated against,  only  because  he  has  done  his  Duty,  &  has  been  fait[h]full 
To  his  Prince  in  Teaching  those  Indiens,  to  Whom  the  king  of  france  could 
not  refuse  missionaries  &  help  'em  in  all  he  Could ;  because  they  have  all- 
ways,  been  true  to  him  &  served  him  upon  Every  occasion,  or  opportunity, 
that  have  been  made  known  to  ye. 

You  tell  me,  that  you  took  the  opportunity  of  the  Safe  gard  I  had  given 
to  father  Ralle,  to  lett  me  know,  for  the  Second  Time,  that  the  narank- 
souae  &  Panoaramesques  Indiens,  were  without  Contradiction  Subje[c]ts  to 
great  Britain  &  on  their  Lands.  Give  me  Leave  to  tell  ye,  Sir,  that  what 
you  Say  is  not  Maintainable.  Don't  you  know,  that  S'  George's  River 
was  on  1700  by  order  of  the  Two  Crowns,  mark'd  as  the  bounds  of  the 
English  &  french  Lands;  by  weh  bounds  it  is  Plainly  Seen,  that  all  the 
District  of  Penoamesque  was  given  to  us ;  &  shews  the  injustice  you  have 
Committed  against  the  french,  to  built  as  you  have  done,  &  without  Leave, 
a  fort  on  the  land  of  one  Lefevre ;  of  which  enterprize  if  you  don't  desist, 
you  will  infallibely  repent?  Don't  you  know,  that  said  Lefevre  had  an  habi- 
tation att  kannoveskail :  that  your  Sloops  &  ours  did  Pay  a  Duty  to  him  as 
to  the  Propriator  of  that  Land,  Every  time  they  Came  to  anchor  there?  I 
believe  that  Mr  Capon  (Envoy  of  England  when  king  George  Came  upon 
the  Throne,  who  Came  here  to  ask  the  Panoamesque  Indians  to  submit 
themselves  to  England)  has  not  impart  to  you  with  the  answer  those  Indiens 
made  to  him,  tho'  they  did  give  him  Two  Coppies  of  it  in  Writing.  Their 
answer  was,  that  they  were  french  from  the  beginin,  &  in  the  interest  of 
france;  that  they  were  Surprise  they  made  such  proposition  to  'em;  that 
they  never  would  Change  their  Religion,  king  nor  Interest;  &  were 
offended  they  would  keep  such  a  Discourse  to  'em,  when  they  knew,  very 
well,  their  union  With  france ;  of  Which  thev  Look  themselves  as  Children 
&  Subje[c]ts.  That  answer  (if  said  Capon  don't  Ly  that  was  to  be  sent  to 
the  king  &  Parliament  of  England)  will  show  Plainly  S.  the  unreasonables 
of  your  Pretention  to  those  Indiens.  As  to  those  of  Naraiicsouac,  you 
flatter  yourselves  of  Certain  Particular  deeds,  by  Vertue  of  Wch  you  pre- 
tend, they  made  over  their  lands  to  ye,  but  how  can  wee  believe  ye,  Since 
the  Whole  Nation  Exclaim  against  those  particulars?  Indiens  (whom 
they  pretend  you  have  suborned)  that  had  no  authority  to  give  you  that 
deed  for  the  first  fort  build  by  your  order,  upon  Narancsouac  Land  ?  You 
said  to  the  Indiens  that  were  against  it,  or  opposed  it,  that  you  did  not  pre- 
tend to  be  master  of  said  forts;  that  they  were  built  only  against  the 
Pirates,  that  may,  otherwise,  take  away  the  goods  you  had  a  mind  to  send 
that  way  to  Trade  with  'em  ?  After  you  had,  by  unlawfull  means,  built 
those  forts,  you  spoke  Very  imperiously,  &  thought  yourselves  able  to  sub- 
due the  said  Indiens ;  but  it  is  that,  itself,  that  has  brought  you  to  the  Con- 
fusion &  Trouble  you  Lay  under,  of  which  you  will  have  much  ado  to 
Come  off.  You  have  in  so  doing,  provoke  the  Narancsouae  Indiens  against 
you,  to  see  you  had  a  mind  to  use  'em  as  your  Subje[c]ts,  &  even  as  slaves, 
whilst  they  would  have  no  other  relation  with  you  but  what  follows  from 
trade  among  Nations.     You  may  Judge  of  the  true  of  what  I  say,  by  ths 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrooh  and  others.  139 

Letter  you  took  about  three  years  ago  att  father  Ralle's  house,  when  you 
plunder  it  against  the  Laws  of  men.  You'll  See  in  that  Letter,  that  the 
Narancsouae  Indiens  use  to  Come  Every  year  to  me,  to  Complain  of  your 
New  attempts,  &  that  you  had  a  mind  to  make  'em  turn  of  your  Side 
Wether  they  Wou'd  or  No,  wch  they  were  resolve  not  to  suffer. 

You  had  more  need  to  ask  my  advice,  before  you  Invad  their  Lands 
(Wch  I  should  never  advic  ye  to)  then  I  to  ask  you  Leave  to  answer  the 
Just  complaints  of  the  Said  Indiens;  that  since  they  Would  not  turn  of 
your  side  it  was  their  Interest  to  Defend  their  land,  &  Drive  out  Those 
that  would  invade  it. 

It  would  have  Loock  very  unsemly  for  me  Sir,  if  for  to  please  you,  I 
had  occasioned  the  said  Indiens  to  turn  from  the  french  (with  whom  they 
have  &  will  Live  Lovingly  togather)  &  sacrifice  them  to  you.  If  I  had  I 
woud  have  made  a  breach  to  the  Last  Treaty  of  Peace,  who  order  us  to 
have  a  Regard  for  the  Indiens,  either  friends  or  ally  to  france  &  do  Noth- 
ing to  molest  'em.  Know  therefore,  Sir,  that  if  I  did  order  father  Ralle  to 
Tarry  among  'em,  it  was  to  Conform  my  Self  to  the  Said  Trety.  Nothing 
Could  afflict  the  said  Indiens  more  then  to  see  their  father,  or  Priest,  takeu 
away  from  'em ;  whilst  of  an  other  Side,  you  did  Endeavour  to  take  their 
Lands.  You  must  blame  nobody  but  yourselves,  for  all  the  Violence  & 
hostilitys  those  Indiens  have  committed  against  your  Nation,  Since  you 
are  the  Cause  of  it,  in  invadeing  their  Lands,  &  presume  to  make  your 
Subje[c]ts  those  People,  that  never  would  Consent  to  be  your  allys:  whom 
being  united  to  france,  have  doclare  themselves  against  your  Nation.  I 
Cannot  help  taking  their  parts  in  this,  to  let  you  know  you  are  in  the 
wrong  to  fall  out  with  'em,  as  you  have. 

You  have  by  that  means,  draw  upon  your  Selves,  a  great  Number  of 
Indiens  from  Every  Side,  whom  to  revenge  the  injustice  done  to  these,  do 
fall  &  will  fall  upon  you  hereafter.  If  you  had  imitate  the  Governours  of 
Boston,  your  predecessors,  Contended  your  Selves  To  Trade  with  the 
Abenakis  Indiens  &  had  built  no  forts  on  their  Lands,  all  this  Continent 
would  be  in  peace,  Wherefore  I  think  my  Self  oblige  to  represent  to  you 
again,  that  to  Procure  Peace  among  your  selves  &  the  People  you  have 
Justly  provok'd  by  your  unjust  attempts,  to  Pull  Down  all  the  forts  you 
have  built  upon  their  Land  Since  the  Peace  of  Utreck.  If  so,  I  Promiss 
you  afterwards  to  be  your  Mediator  to  the  Abenakis  Indiens  &  those  that 
help's  them,  &  oblige  'em,  to  Lay  down  the  hatchet,  if  Can  be  Possible  to 
appeace  'em,  Since  the  Last  Cruelty  &  unjust  attempts  Committed  of  Late, 
against  them  &  their  Missionari.  I  am  not  so  Scare  of  your  treatnings,  to 
see  Nations  that  are,  as  you  Say,  ready  to  fall  upon  us  to  revenge  your 
Cause;  then,  you  ought  to  be,  yourselves,  for  the  fault  you  have  Comitted 
against  france,  in  Endeavouring  to  take  their  allys  from  'em.  I  will  not, 
however,  refuse  my  mediation  to  you,  to  bring  the  abenakis  Indiens  &  their 
allys,  to  Peace,  on  the  Condition  Expresed  in  this  Letter,  which  are  Con- 
formable to  the  maind  of  these  Indiens,  whom,  betwen  us,  have  given  ye  no 
Just  Cause  to  Declare  war  to  'em.  As  to  the  Cruelty  Committed  by  your 
order,  on  the  Person  of  Father  Ralle,  I  Leave  to  the  Two  Crowns  to 
Decide  of  the  Justice  (or  punishment)  that  is  to  be  made,  haveing  been 
oblige  to  give  an  account  of  it  to  the  king  my  Master. 

I  am,  Sir,  your  most  humble,  &  most  obedient  Servant. 

Quebec  8ber  the  29th  1724.  [Signed]     Veaudreuil. 

9ber  the  10th. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:77-84. 

VOL.  XL VI.  12* 


140         Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbroolc  and  others.      [April, 

To  the  Honoble  William  Dinner  Esqr  Lieu1  Governour  and  Comander  in 
Cheif  in  and  over  His  Majestys  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  in  New 
England  &  to  the  Honoble  His  Majestys  Council  &  House  of  Representatives 
in  General  Court  Assembled  at  Boston,  November  the  Eleventh  1724. 

The  Humble  Petition  of  Jonathan  Carey,  of  Boston,  Shipwright, 
Sheweth, 

That  Whereas  your  Petr  in  the  year  1723  being  Obliged  to 
remove  from  a  Small  Dwelling  house  of  his  Situate  in  Augusta,  opposite 
to  the  Island  of  Arowsick,  into  Garrison  there  for  fear  of  the  Indian  Enemy, 
the  Officers  and  Soldiers  under  the  Comand  of  Col0  Thomas  Westbrook, 
by  his  Orders  pulled  down  the  Petrs  sd  house  in  order  to  make  use  of  the 
Boards  thereof  to  mend  the  Whale  Boats  used  in  His  Majestys  service,  and 
accordingly  they  gave  Receipt  to  your  Petr  for  Eight  hundred  and  five  feet 
of  boards  made  use  of  by  them  for  that  service.  And  inasmuch  as  your 
Pet1-9  sd  House  (wherein  there  was  about  Sixteen  hundred  feet  of  Boards 
&  Eleven  hundred  of  Nails  besides  Masons  work),  which  was  of  the  value 
of  Twenty  pounds,  at  the  least,  by  moderate  computation)  was  intirely 
destroyed,  and  all  ye  Timbers  &  Boards  carry ed  away,  and  made  use  of  by 
the  Officers  &  Soldiers  under  the  sd  Col°  Westbrooks  Comand,  (there 
being  then  no  Boards  to  be  had  there)  so  that  what  was  left,  if  any,  was  of 
no  manner  of  use  or  benefit  to  the  Petr  who  was  all  this  time  absent  and 
intirely  Ignorant  thereof  until  the  same  was  done,  when  he  made  Application 
to  ye  sd  Col0  Westbrook  for  Recompence,  who  referred  him  to  this  Honoble 
Court  for  Relief  in  ye  premisses. 

Wherefore  the  Petr  humbly  prays  Inasmuch  as  he  is  a  very  poor  man  & 
has  been  driven  off  from  his  habitation  by  the  Indian  Enemy  as  aforesd., 
That  this  Great  and  General  Court  would  please  to  take  ye  premisses  into 
yr  serious  &  wise  Consideration  &  Order  him  some  suitable  satisfaction  & 
Recompence  for  the  damage  done  him  by  the  pulling  down  and  Destroying 
his  Dwelling  house  aforesd,  he  being  able  to  make  it  evidently  appear  the 
truth  and  Facts  of  his  Allegations  aforesaid. 

And  as  in  duty  bound  yr  Petr  shall  ever  pray  &c. 

Jonathan  Cary. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives 

December  15th  1724  Read  &  Committed  for  petition*. 

In  Answer  to  this  Petition  the  Comtee  are  of  Opinion  that  the  sum  of 
six  pounds  be  Allowed  and  paid  out  of  the  Publick  Treasmy  to  the 
Petitioner  Jonathan  Cary,  in  full  discharge  of  what  was  made  use  of  for  the 
Service  of  the  Province  by  the  Officers  &  Soldiers  Under  the  Comand  of 
Col0  Thomas  Westbrook. 

John  Chandler  per  Order  of  the  Comt( 


In  the  House  of  Representatives  December  18  1724.  Read  &  accepted 
and  Resolved  That  the  Sum  of  Six  pounds  be  allowed  and  paid  out  of  the 
publick  Treasury  to  the  petitioner,  Jonathan  Cary,  in  full  discharge  thereof* 

Sent  up  for  Concurrence 
In  Council,  Dec.  18,  1724.  Wm  Dudley  Speaker 

Read  &  Concur'd  Consented  to 

J.  Willard  Secry.  Wra  Dummer. 

Recd  of  mr  Jonathan  Cary  (by  virtue  of  Col0  Westbrooks  Verbal  Order) 
Five  Hundred  &  fifty  feet  of  Boards  for  mending  the  whale  Boats  in  his- 
Majesties  Service.  pr  John  Jackson^ 


: 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Wesibrooh  and  others.  141 

The  Boards  aboue  mentiond  were  for  his  Majesties   Service,  &  recd  pr 
order  Thos  Westbrook. 

George  Town  April  1724  Recd  of  mr  Jona  Carey  Two  hundred  foot  of 
Boards,  &  us'd  in  the  mending  of  Whale  Boats  &  dd  in  His  M;ijt9  Service. 
Mass.  Arch.  105,  pages  106-108.  John  Penhallow. 


To  the  Honble  William  Durner  Esq[u]ire  Lien'  Gouernour  &  Commander 
in  Cheif  of  His  Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  The  Houble 
the  Council,  And  the  Honble  Representatives  of  His  Majties  Said  Province 
in  General  Court  Assembled. 

The  Memorial  of  Joseph  Heath  Humbly  Sheweth,  That  Whereas  Your 
Honours  Memorialist,  Since  The  making  up  of  his  Roll,  in  June  Last, 
Beside  his  own  Company,  has  had  under  his  care  the  Three  Mohawks  and 
the  Ten  English  men  appointed  to  Scout  with  them.  And  for  three 
moneths  past  had  the  Command  of  an  Other  Scout  of  Twenty  men.  And 
beside  his  march  to  Neridgawalk,  has  at  all  Times,  attended  Marching 
Orders.  And  there  being  no  Other  Suitable  person  to  Take  the  Charge 
of,  &  Deliver  Stores  to  The  marching  Forces,  hath  also  Delivered  Great 
Quantities  of  provision,  ammunition,  &  Slop  Clothing,  to  them  from  Time 
to  Time  by  Dir[e]ction  of  the  Treasurer,  Who  is  Ready  to  Certify  the 
Same.  Your  Honours  Memorialist  therefore  Humbley  prayeth,  that  in 
Consideration  of  the  Premises,  he  may  be  allow'd  Captains  pay  in  this 
present  Roll,  as  Your  Honours  were  pleased  to  grant  him  in  his  Last. 
And  in  as  much  as  the  Former  Establishment  of  411  pr  moneth  for  the 
Officer  Comanding  the  Fort  at  Richmond,  is  not  soficient  to  Support  your 
memorialist,  He  further  Humbley  prayeth  Your  Honours  to  Grant  him 
Captains  pay  for  the  future,  so  long  as  he  may  Continue  the  Commander  of 
the  s(1  Fort  &  the  Treasurey  substitute  for  Delivering  Stores  to  the  sd  March- 
ing Forces;  wch  he  would  Humbley  Suggest  will  be  much  Cheaper  to  ye 
province  then  to  pay  a  Sub  Commissary  for  Delivering  those  Stores  only  & 
will  also  prevent  Your  memorialist's  Troubling  Your  Honours  With  any 
Petitions  of  this  nature  for  the  Future,  &  Your  Honours  memorialst  as  in 
Duty  Bound  shall  Euer  pray  &c.  Joseph  Heath. 

Boston  Novembr  17th  1724. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives  Novr  18th  1724.  Read,  and  the  Ques- 
tion was  put,  Whether  the  Prayer  of  the  Memorial  shall  be  granted? 

Resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Sent  up  for  Concurrence. 
In  Council  Novbr  18,  1724,  Wra  Dudley  Speakr. 

Read  &  Concur'd.  Consented  to, 

W™  DUMMER. 

Endorsed :  Memorial  of  Joseph  Heath,  with  resolve  of  Court  thereon, 
Nov.  18th  1724. 

Mass.  Arch.  72:  203. 


Boston,  17th  Novbr  1724, 
I  received  your  Letter  by  Express  this  Morning  &  you  are  hereby 
directed  Immediately  to  draw  out  of  the  Souldiers  Posted  at  Yorke  & 
Wells  50  good  Men  Well  armed  &  Supply'd  with  sutable  proviss.  for  15* 
Dayes  or  more  if  need  be  &  with  them  to  March  forthwith  to  Piggwacot  in 
Search  of  the  Indians  Liveing  there  according  to  the  Relation  you  have- 


142         Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbroo/c  and  others.      [April, 

from  the  Captive  Peter  Tallcott  who  made  his  Escape  from  them  &  is 
arrived  with  you  whome  likewise  Stephen  Harden  or  such  other  Person  or 
p'sons  as  shall  be  knowing  of  the  Place  &  the  Way  to  it,  &  the  officer 
Commanding  at  Yorke  is  hereby  Order'd  without  delay  to  furnish  his  Part 
for  this  Service  which  is  25  Men ;  &  in  as  much  as  the  Success  in  this  Ex- 
pedition will  in  a  great  Measure  depend  under  God  on  your  dilligent  dis- 
patch &  silence  I  expect  from  you  that  the  uttmost  Care  be  taken  therein ; 
so  wishing  you  good  success  I  am  Yrs 

P.S.  You  are  to  take  with  You  Mr  Allison  Brown  of  Cape  porpus  who 
is  hereby  Authorized  to  Act  as  your  Lieut. ;  &  inasmuch  as  you  may  probably 
not  be  able  to  Muster  the  whole  Complement  of  fifty  good  &  able  Men  fit 
for  the  Service  out  of  the  Two  Towns  aforemention'd  L*  Brown  is  hereby 
Directed  to  bring  with  him  10  or  12  good  Men  from  his  Detachment  to 
make  up  Your  Number. 

Cap*  Wheelwright. 
Mass.  Arch.  52  :  89. 


Honoured  Sr 

Some  Time  agoe  one  monsr  Daguiell,  of  mont  Reall  was  here  in  albany, 
by  whom  I  forwarded  your  honours  Letter  to  marq8  Vaudreuiell.  I  had  at 
ye  same  time  some  discourse  with  said  Daguiell  Concerning  ye  Warrs  be- 
tween New  England  and  ye  Indians.  I  Tould  him  of  ye  unjustice  and 
barbarity  of  yu  warr,  and  some  further  discourse  Thereabouts,  which  it 
seems  sd  daguiell  has  Partly  Imparted  unto  Monsieur  Lachassaigne  Govern1 
of  mont  Reall,  as  I  Can  Perceive  by  a  Letter  I  Receid  of  monsr  Lachas- 
saigne pr  the  bearer  hereef  that  monsr  Vaudreuill  is  very  sorry  and  weary 
of  that  Warr,  and  as  far  as  I  can  Perceive  would  willingly  see  one  or  two 
gentlemen,  Impowred  by  New  England  Gov"  to  Endeav1-  to  make  an  End 
of  that  warr,  which  would  bee  very  acceptable  in  Canada. 

By  this  Conveyance  goes  a  Letter  for  your  Honour  from  Govr  Vaudreuill. 
Here  are  now  some  freuch  Indians  in  Towne.  I  designe  to  keep  two  of 
ym  about  a  14  days  or  Longer,  which  I  Can  Easy  doe  for  Little  or  no 
Charge,  if  his  honour  may  write  an  answer  to  Govr  Vaudreuill  upon  his 
Letter,  that  I  Can  soon  dispatch  itt. 

This  is  at  p'sent  ye  most  needful  from 

Your  Honours  most  humb1  servu 
Albany  21th  Novr  1724.  John  Schuyler. 

Mass.  Arch.  52  :  90. 


Sir, 

I  have  given  Saccamakten  one  of  the  Hostages,  Leave  to  go  Home  & 
visit  his  Friends  upon  his  Parol,  To  return  in  about  Six  Weeks.  You 
must  send  out  a  Scout  with  him  under  a  discreet  officer  as  far  as  may  be 
convenient  &  so  that  he  may  be  conducted  in  Safety  out  of  ye  Reach  of 
any  of  our  Parties  that  may  be  in  the  Woods,  And  when  your  People 
Leave  him  let  him  be  furnisht  with  twenty  Days  Provision  to  carry  him  to 
some  Indian  Settlem*.  Agree  with  him  for  some  Signal  to  be  made  upon 
his  Return,  And  thereupon  receive  him  kindly,  be  with  him,  if  they  think 
proper  to  accompany  him,  And  if  two  or  three  other  Indians  offer  to  come 
in  peaceably  with  him,  receive  them  likewise  kindly,  Adviseing  me  imme- 
diately of  it  And  send  them  to  Boston  by  yc  first  good  Conveyance. 

Dec.  4,  1724.  [Similar  language  to  the  above  is  written  out,  in 

To  L*  Kennedy.  part,  on  the  back  of  this  Letter.     The  whole 

in  the  hand-writing  of  Secretary  Willard.] 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.  143 

[Passport.]  Whereas  Saccamakten  (one  of  the  Indian  Hostages)  has 
obtained  my  Leave  to  visit  the  Indian  Settlemts&  see  his  Family  &  Friends 
in  these  parts  upon  his  Parol,  to  return  back  in  the  Space  of  forty  Days  ; 
These  are  to  require  all  officers  Civil  &  Military  &  all  Persons  with- 
in this  Government,  his  Majesties  good  Subjects,  to  suffer  the  said  Sacca- 
maksen  to  pass  forward  to  Penobscot  or  other  Indian  Settlemts  without 
Lett  or  Molestation  &  to  return  back  to  the  English  Fort  at  S*  Georges 
River  Provided  he  pass  &  repass  peaceably  without  offering  any  Injury  to 
his  Majesties  Subjects. 
Mass.  Arch.  52 :  92. 


[Petition  of  James  Webster,  Nov.  1724,  who  states,  that  he,  on  the 
Eighth  day  of  Febry  last,  was  wounded  by  the  Indians  having  rec'd  a  shott 
thro'  his  body  as  he  was  going  from  Fort  George  on  board  Cap*  Sanders' 
sloop,  to  bring  provision,  by  order  of  Leiu*  James  Armstrong  his  Com- 
mander, by  reason  of  which  wound  your  Petitioner  hath  ever  since  been 
under  the  Doctors  care,  and  hath  several  peices  of  bone  taken  out  of  his 
body  and  hath  more  bones  to  be  taken  out,  as  Doctor  Allen  Informs,  so 
that  your  Petitioner  is  rendered  uncapable  to  do  anything  for  his  support, 
and  hath  been  at  considerable  Charge  for  Dyet,  Lodging  and  Attendance, 
in  Boston.  Said  Webster  therefore  prays  for  an  allowance  out  of  the 
Publick  Treasury. 

Ten  pounds   allowed   for   smart  money,  and  Ten  pounds,  nineteen  shil- 
lings for  Nursing,  dyett  &  attendance  on   the  Petitioner,  from  the  8th  of 
February  1723-4,  to  the  16th  of  this  Instant.  Decembr.     Decr  18th  1724.] 
Mass.  Arch.  72:  211. 


[In  a  letter  from  the  Connecticut  Government,  dated  Hartford,  Dec.  22, 
1724,  to  the  Government  of  Massachusetts  (Mass.  Archives,  52,  99),  is 
this  clause — "  Whether  it  may  not  be  proper  to  Close  the  Message  to  M. 
Vaudreill  with  a  representation  that  it  is  Very  Apparent  that  our  Indian 
Enemy  have  such  a  dependance  on  him  to  support  thera  in  the  Warr  that 
he  Can  Easily  reduce  them  to  Quietness,  and  that  his  Exerting  hiitiself  in 
so  good  a  Work  (as  reducing  those  Indians  to  Order  would  be)  may  hapily 
prevent  many  Mischieffs  that  Seem  to  Threaten  us  as  well  as  the  people 
under  his  Com  and,  and  also  give  us  a  Speciall  Instance  of  his  good  Neigh- 
bourhood; and  if  this,  or  anything  Else,  proper  to  Insert  in  the  Message  to 
the  Governo1"  of  Canada,  might  gain  him  to  Influence  the  Indians  to  peace, 
it  would  be  well ;  but  if  he  should  slight  the  Motion  of  being  an  Instrument 
to  gain  a  peace  for  us,  I  think  he  would  Still  be  the  Less  Excusable,  and 
must  Thank  himself  when  he  is  Taught  by  other  Means."] 


Sir,  It  is  his  Hon"  the  Leiu*  Govrs  order,  on  sight  hereof,  you  give 
orders  that  all  the  frontier  garrisons  under  yr  Care  be  strict  on  their  guard, 
and  that  you  order  a  Scout  of  men  from  Pesomscutt  River  to  Saco  River, 
some  distance  above  those  Towns,  And  let  a  Scout  of  Fifty  men  be  con- 
stantly kept  from  Saco  River  a  Cross  to  Berwick,  some  considerable  dis- 
tance (not  exceeding  Twenty  Miles),  above  the  Scout  that  are  already 
allow'd  to  those  people  a  Loggin  at  Berwick  and  Saco  River,  and  in  Case 
you  hear  of  the  Enemy,  you  are  to  draw  out  a  sufficient  number  of  men 
according  to  the  Intelligence  you  receive,  and  pursue  them.     Cap*  Sanders 


144  The  Starkeys  of  New  England,  [April, 

will  Sail  this  Week  for  York  with  a  Sufficient  number  of  Snow  Shoes  and 
Moggisons,  &  in  the  meantime  you  must  make  a  shift  with  those  that  are 
in  the  Hands  of  the  Commissary  at  Casco  which  the  Treasurer  acquaints 
the  Leu*  Governour  are  about  one  hundred,  as  well  as  those  in  the  several 
Towns  where  they  are  lodg'd.         I  am  Sir  yours  to  serve, 

Boston  Decern  29th  1724.  Tho9  Westbrook. 

To 

L*  Col0  Johnson  Harmon, 

at  York.  A  True  Coppy. 


Mass.  Arch.  52:  103. 


[To  be  continued.] 


THE  STARKEYS  OF  NEW  ENGLAND. 

By  Miss  Emily  W.  Leavitt,  of  Boston. 

The  earliest  records  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  give,  of  this  sur- 
name, 

1st,  Robert  Starkey,  of  Concord,  Mass.,  whose  inventory  was  taken  at 
Boston,  28.  8.  1646,  by  Captain  Williard,  Joseph  Wheeler  and  Richard 
Lettin. 

2d,  George  Starkey,  or  Starke,  whom  Savage  says  may  have  been  of 
Lynn,  or  Maiden.  He  was  of  Harvard  College  1646.  All  that  is  known 
of  him  is  his  experience  in  London,  where  he  had  sent  his  servant  during 
the  terrible  plague :  "  having  made  himself  acquainted  with  medicine,  as  it 
is  related  in  the  letters  of  Allin,  for  the  credit  of  Harvard  College  (new 
born)  at  Cambridge,  New  England,  the  metropolis  of  its  native  land  was 
indebted  in  its  most  dismal  visitation,  to  a  graduate  of  its  second  year  (Allin 
1643)  and  to  another  of  its  fifth  year  of  bestowing  such  honors  when  the 
time  honored  unniversity  so  many  thousand  miles  nearer,  perhaps  gave  far 
less  of  educated  skill  to  her  relief." — Sibley's  Harvard  Graduates,  vol.  1, 
p.  136-7. 

3d,  Robert  Starkey,  a  mariner,  whose  house  stood  on  land  belonging  to 
Rev.  Increase  Mather  and  near  his  own  house  :  his  will  was  made  in  1705, 
and  his  only  son  Robert,  Jr.,  was  a  printer  and  bookseller  of  Fleet  Street, 
Boston:  his  will  was  made  in  1727,  and  with  him  the  male  line  became 
extinct. 

4th,  John  Starkey,  of  Boston,  1667.  A  lineal  descendant  states  that  this 
John  Starkey  came  from  Standish,  co.  Lancaster,  England,  and,  though 
the  connection  has  not  yet  been  established,  yet  it  is  rendered  probable  by 
the  fact  that  there  vhave  been  large  numbers  of  this  family  in  Lancaster 
County,  for  generations,  in  which  the  names  of  Johu,  Thomas,  William  and 
George  prevail. 
1.    John1  Starkey,  by  wife  Sarah  had,  born  in  Boston: 

i.  John,  Jr.,2  b.  Sept.  23,  1667. 
ii.  Mary. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  April  1,  1671. 
iv.  Experience,  b.  Feb.  3,  1672. 
v.  Martha,  b.  March  25,  1674. 
2.  vi.  Andrew. 


1892.]  The  Starkeys  of  New  England.  145 

At  the  First  Church,  Boston,  Mary  and  Sarai  of  Sister  Starkie  were 
baptized  29.  9.  1671. 

April  8,  1674,  John1  Starkey,  weaver,  of  Boston,  his  wife  Sarah  renoun- 
cing her  right  of  dower,  took  a  mortgage  of  land  at  Maiden,  Mass.,  of 
Dr.  Samuel  Brackenbury,  "physitian"  of  Boston.  In  1675,  this  same  Dr. 
Brackenbury  releases  to  John1  Starkey,  land  at  Maiden,  together  with 
"  part  of  a  house  standing  upon  the  land  of  Mary  Ridgway's  children." 

Oct.  11,  1675,  John  Ridgway  of  Pemaquid,  Maine,  sells  to  John1  Starkey, 
weaver,  his  house  and  land  at  Mystic  Side,  Charlestown. 

John1  Starkey  (with  others)  was  cited  by  the  constable  of  Mystic  Side, 
Charlestown,  Thomas  Lynde,  to  take  the  freeman's  oath,  2.  10.  1674: 
"These  gersons  appeared  at  court  and  were  sworn  in  15.  10.  1674," 
Register,  vol.  7,  p.  28,  Nov.  18,  1676,  John  Ridgway,  sen.,  and  John  Ridg- 
way, Jr.  of  Mystic  Side,  in  consideration  of  a  new  frame  of  a  house  and  £6. 
beside,  sell  John  Starkey,  clothier,  of  Maiden,  one  half  a  house  and  two 
acres  of  land,  at  Maiden.  Dec.  25,  1677,  John1  Starkey  in  a  deposition, 
states  that  he  was  then  39  years  of  age. 

17.  10.  1679.  Robert  Cawley  sells  three  acres  of  land  to  John1  Starkey, 
clothier,  of  Maiden. 

The  next  item  of  importance  in  his  history  is  this  petition. 

"  To  his  Excellency,  Edmond  Andros,  John  Starkey's  Pettcon. 

"Whereas  ye  Petticon1-  being  an  inhabitant  of  New  Harbor  and  having  a  patent 

for  a  tract  of  land and  the  conveniency  of  meadow  or  marsh  where 

it  might  be  found  convenient,  your  Excellencys  Petticonr  being  much  straitened 
for  his  cattle  was  first  to  look  out  where  he  could  find  any  marsh  that  was  not 

taken  up  nor  laid  out  to  any  person he  fouud  two  small  parcels,  ye 

one  lying  and  being  at  a  place  called  Coxes  Meadow,  about  six  acres,  ye  other  at 
a  place  called  Pancake  Hill,  about  six  acres,  more  or  less,  the  which  march 

by  ye  Petticon1"  request  to  Captain  Amos  Andros  was  granted  yt  it 

should  be  laid  out by  a  surveyor  A  your  Excellencys  petticon1,  there- 
fore humbly  prays  that  his  marsh  may  be  laid  out  by  some  surveyor  of  your 
Excellencys  appointment." 

Mass.  Archives,  vol.  123,  p.  210.     No  date. 

In  1689,  eight  inhabitants  of  Pemaquid,  Me.,  on  May  11,  petition  govern- 
ment that  Lieutenant  James  Weems  might  be  left  in  command  of  the  fort 
at  the  Point:  these  were 

Jno —  George  Jackson 

Dennis —  John  Bullock 

Elihu  Gunnison  Jomas  Bogardus 

Alex.  Woodrop.  John1  Starkey 

Prof.  John  Johnson,  in  Popham  Celebration,  p.  284,  states  that  on  Aug. 
2,  1689,  the  Penobscot  Indians,  one  hundred  in  numher,  headed  by  Moxas, 
landed  at  New  Harbor,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  Point  from  the  fort. 
There  they  seized  an  Englishman  by  the  name  of  John1  Starkey,  who  was 
alone,  and  compelled  him  to  give  them  information  in  regard  to  the  condition 
of  affairs  at  the  fort.  They  surprised  the  garrison  at  broad  noon  day  "  no 
scouts  out,"  and  forced  Lieut  Weems  to  surrender :  terms  of  capitulati'n 
were  made,  and  kept,  as,  several  years  later,  Lieut.  Weems,  then  living  in 
New  York,  presents  repeated  petitions  for  pay  due  to  himself  and  to  his 
men  for  their  services  at  the  fort. 

What  John1  Starkey's  fate  was,  we  cannot  learn ;  no  record  has,  as  yet, 
yielded  to  the  long  and  exhaustive  search  that  has  been  made.  Of  his 
family,  it  is  probable  that,  as  his  lands  lay  near  the  fort,  they  were  among 
those  who  were  embarked  "  in  Mr.  Pateshall's  sloop  "  and  were  carried  to 


14.6  The  Starkeys  of  New  England.  [April, 

Boston.  That  there  must  have  been  more  than  one,  is  proved  by  Tryall 
Newbury  of  Maiden,  claiming,  in  behalf  of  the  heirs  of  John  Starkey,  104 
acres  of  land  lying  within  the  bounds  of  Jamestown,  on  Pemaquid  Neck, 
beginning  at  a  certain  run  north  of  Richard  Murren's  house,  with  twenty 
acres  of  meadow,  by  patent  under  Governor  Dungan  to  Richard  Murren 
dated  13  Sept.  1686. 

This  land  was  "  butted,"  in  part,  by  that  of  William  Case.  In  Chariest-own, 
Mass.,  records,  we  find  that  William  Case  married  Mary  Starkey.  This 
could  not  have  been  John  Starkey's  daughter  Mary,  because  she  was  not 
baptized  until  1671. 

The  next  link  in  John  Starkey's  family  line  was  found  in  Bristol  County 
records  at  Taunton,  Mass.  On  Dec.  19,  1716,  Andrew  Starkey  of  Attle- 
borough,  Mass.,  sold  to  James  White,  also  of  Attleborough,  "  all  land  at 
Pemaquid,  adjoining  a  place  called  New  Harbor,  in  the  eastward  parts  of 
New  England,  104  acres,  with  20  acres  of  meadow,  lately  belonging  to  my 
honored  father  John  Starkey,  deceased." 

2.  Andrew2  Starkey  {John1)  was,  according  to  Mr.  D.  P.  Corey's 
Genealogy  of  the  Waite  Family  [N.  E.  H.  G.  Register,  April, 
1878,  p.  188],  the  first  of  the  family  who  settled  at  Attleborough, 
Mass. ;  to  which  town  he  moved  from  Maiden,  Mass.,  where  he 
married  (1)  in  1708,  Mehitable,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mehitable 
Waite  of  Maiden,  who  was  b.  Dec.  22,  1686,  d.  in  1717;  he  m.  (2) 
Feb.  2,  1717-8,  Katherine,  dau.  of  Alexander  and  Sarah  (Wood- 
cock) Balcom,  who  was  b.  Feb.  7,  1694.     Their  children  were  : 

i.  Mehitable,3  b.  May,  1709 ;  m.  July  17,  1730,  William,  a  son  of  John 
and  Ruth  (Edwards)  Waite,  who  was  b.  June  29,  1700,  d.  June  24, 
1750 ;  she  died  March  23,  1773  :  res.  at  Medford,  Mass.,  no  children. 

3.  ii.  John,  b.  July,  1712. 

iii.  Jason,  b.  Dec.  12,  1717. 

iv.  Jemima,  b.  April  11,  1722;  m.  Elijah  Farrington  of  Wrentham,  Mass. 

v.  Andrew,  Jr.,  b.  March  13,  1726-6;  m.  (pub.)  March  8,  1748,  Sybil 
Fisher  of  Norton,  Mass.,  and  had:  (1)  Amos,4  who  m.  Miriam 
Thomas;  (2)  Sybil;  (3)  Andrew,  M ;  (4)  Mary ;  (5)  Deborah;  (6) 
Eleanor. 

4.  vi.  Thomas,  b.  May  22,  1733. 

o.  John3  Starkey  (Andrew?  John1),  b.  July,  1712  ;  m.  Feb.  2,  1734,  at 
Attleborough,  Amy,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph  and  Judith  (Peck)  Capron, 
who  was  b.  July  15,  1715.     Their  children  were: 

i.  John,  Jr.,4  b.  March  6,  1736-7;  cl.  Oct.  29,  1739. 

ii.  Loes. 

iii.  Nathan  (or  Nathaniel) ,  who  remained  at  Attleborough. 

iv.  William,  b.  1742;    m.  Sarah,  dau.  of  Timothy  and  Mary   (Fuller) 

Martin,  who  was  b.  July  19,  1745,  d.  1833;  he  died  March  23,  1788. 

Thev  had  children : 

(1)  William,  Jr.,5  b.  Oct.  21,  1765;  rem.  to  Troy,  N.  H. 

(2)  Sarah,  b.  March  2,  1769;  d.  young. 

(3)  Sarah,  b.  April  7,  1771. 

(4)  Timothy,  b.  May  3,  1773. 

(5)  Amy,  b.  June  7,  1776. 

(6)  Bhoda,  b.  Aug.  27,  1779. 

v.  Mehitable,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1768,  Nehemiah  Claflin. 

vi.  John,  Jr.,  b.  March  13,  1745-6;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  John,  sen.  and 
Rebecca  (Sweetland)  Godding;  lived  at  Troy,  N.  H. 

5.  vii.  Enoch,  b.  July  29,  1748. 

viii.  Peter,  b. ;  m. .     Had  children:   (1)  Otis,  b.  Feb.  25.  1774; 

(2)  Peter,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1777;   (3)  Nathan,  b.  March  12,  1779;  (4) 


1892.]  The  Starkeys  of  Neio  England.  147 

Laban,  b.  Jan.  30,  1782 ;  (5)  Benjamin,  b.  June  14,  1785 ;  (6)  John. 
b.  April  3,  1788;  (7)  Calvin,  b.  March  17,  1790;  (8)  Lona,  b.  April 
25,  1792,  d.  young;  (9)  Luna,  b.  Sept.  11,  1794. 
Peter4  Starkey,  with  his  brothers,  Benjamin,  Enoch  and  Joseph, 
removed  to  Troy,  N.  H.  He  served  in  Capt.  Samuel  Wright's  Com- 
pany, Gen.  Stark's  Brigade,  which  marched  from  Winchester,  N.  H., 
joined  the  Northern  A.rmy  and  was  at  the  battles  of  Bennington  and 
Stillwater,  1777. 

ix.  Chloe. 

x.  Benjamin,  who  d.  unm.  at  Troy,  N.  H, 

xi.  Joseph,  b.  at  Attleborough,  Mass.,  removed  to  Richmond,  N.  H.,  about 
1766;  m.  July  23,  1778,  Waitstill  Morse:  he  served  in  Capt.  Oliver 
Capron's  Company,  Col.  William  Doolittle's  Regiment,  at  Winter 
Hill,  Somerville,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  1775.     They  had  children: 

(1)  Martha*  b.  March  13,  1779;  m.  March  4,  1798,  Joseph  Clark. 

(2)  Esther,  b.  June  3,  1783;  m,  (1)  Elijah  Davenport. 

(3)  Waitstill,  b.  Jan.  17,  1787;  m.  May  15,  1811,  Noah  Aldrich. 

(4)  Joseph,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  27,  1790;  m.  Feb.  20,  1812,  Lydia  Aldrich. 

(5)  Henry,  b.  Sept.  1,  1795;  m.  Feb.  17,  1818,  Lucy  Woodward. 

(6)  Betsey,  b.  May,  1803;  m.  June  26,  1820,  William  Woodward. 

4.  Thomas3  Starkey  (Andrew?  John1),  b.  May  22,  1733;    m.  (pub.) 

Aug.  30,  1755,  Rebekah,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Rebekah  (Moses) 
Cap ron,  who  was  b.  Feb.  1,  1734,  and  had: 

i.  Rebekah,4  b.  Nov.  18,  1756. 

ii.  Chloe,  b.  Aug,  6,  1757;  d.  Oct.  28,  1798, 

iii.  Thomas,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1759. 

iv.  Oliver,  b.  June  18,  1762. 

v.  Chloe,  b.  Aug.  6,  1764. 

vi.  Abel,  b.  Feb.  21,  1767. 

6.  vii.  Moses. 

5.  Enoch4  Starkey  (John?  Andrew?  John1),  b.  July  29,  1748  ;  m.  Oct. 

15,  1774,  Elizabeth  (or  Betsey)  Blackinton,  of  Attleborough,  Mass., 
who  wash.  Jan.  3,  1751,  d.  Jan.  18,  1823;  he  d.  1823,  at  Troy, 
N.  H.,  whither  he  removed  in  1776,  to  that  part  which  is  now 
Swansey ;  his  estate  was  administered  June,  1824,  by  his  sou  Samuel6 
Starkey.     They  had  children  : 

i.  David,*  b. ;  m.  at  Swansey,  N.  H.,  March  23,  1797,  Lavinia  Wood- 
cock, and  had  two  daughters,  Susan  and  Rhoda. 

7.  ii.  George,  b.  1775. 

iii.  Samuel,  b.  Nov.  30,  1786;  m.  March  20,  1811,  Thankful,  a  dau,  of 
Elder  Nathaniel  and  Thankful  Bolles,  who  was  born  May  29,  1790, 
d.  at  Mansfield,  Mass.,  June  25,  1872;  he  d.  at  Richmond,  N.  H., 
April  30,  1865.     They  had  children  : 

(1)  Mahala?  b.  Jan.  1,  1813;  m.  Ira  Hardy,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 

(2)  Lois,  b.  Jan.  16,  1815;  m.  William  A.  Clapp. 

(3)  Emily,  b.  May  29,  1817;  m.  Benjamin  Bolles. 

(4)  Leonard,  b.  April  13,  1819;  m.  Nancy  Smith. 

(5)  Charles  O,,  b.  April  19,  1821;  d.  at  Bethlehem,  N.  H.,  June,  1838. 

(6)  Dexter,  b.  Feb.  4,  1824;  m.  (1)  Julia  M.  Brown:  shed.  April  28, 

1854;  he  m.  (2)  Anna  P.  Davis. 

(7)  Betsey,  b.  Aug.  5,  1826;  m.  Albert  Stiles;  he  d.  Jan.  9,  1856;  she 

m.  (2)  June  5,  1861,  James  Pierce,  who  d.  at  Fitchburg,  Mass., 
Oct.  29,  1885. 

(8)  Mary  W.,  b.  Aug.  5,  1826;  m.  Le  Roy  Brown. 

(9)  Samuel,  Jr.,  b.  March  30,  1830;  d.  Oct.  8,  1889. 

(10)  Nathaniel  B.,  b.  April  11,  1832;  d.  Sept.  30,  1832. 

(11)  William,  b.  May  26,  1834;  d.  at  Barton,  Vt.,  March  4,  1889. 

iv.  Levi,  b.  March  2,  1790;  m.  Hannah  Holman,  of  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H. ; 
she  d.  Dec.  23,  1846;  he  d.  June  17,  1848.     They  had  children : 
(1)  Harriet  G.,*  b.  Aug.  26,  1816, 
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148  The  Starkey  &  of  New  England.  [April, 

(2)  Martha  M.,  b.  Jan.  3,  1819. 

(3)  Enoch  Noyes,  b.  Nov.  12,  1820. 

(4)  Edward  H,  b.  Aug.  19,  1824. 

(5)  James  F.,  b.  April  10,  1826. 

(6)  Eliza  J,  b.  April  6,  1834. 

v.  Polly,  b.  June  15,  1793;  m.  June  27,  1819,  John  Tilden,  of  Keener 
N.  H.,  who  was  b.  March  20,  1784;  shed,  at  West  Moreland,  N.  H., 
June  10,  1854 ;  they  had  no  children. 

6.  Moses4  Starkey   (Thomas?  Andrew?  John1)   removed  to  Vassal- 

borough,  Me.,  where  through  the  influence  of  a  local  movement,  he 
joined  the  Society  of  Friends  and  became  a  preacher;  he  m.  (1) 
April  4,  1796,  Eunice,  dau.  of  John  Taber,  of  Vassalborough,  who 
was  b.  July  6,  1777,  at  Portland  Me.,  d.  April  16,  1816;  he  m.  (2) 
Jennet,  dau.  of  George  Warren,  who  was  b.  at  Portland,  Me.,  June  1, 
1782,  d.  June  11,  1782;  he  d.  Nov.  9,  1842.     They  had  children: 

i.  Daniel  Taber,6  b.  June  6,  1797;  m.  Sarah  I.,  dau.  of  Paul  and  Jennet 
Rogers,  of  North  Berwick,  Me. ;  he  d.  at  Vassalborough,  Dec.  30, 
1824.     They  had  children  : 

(1)  George*  b.  Jan.  2,  1823;  m.  Oct.  14,  1852,  Caira  Skelton;  a  physi- 

cian; res.  Philadelphia,  Penn. 

(2)  Daniel  Taber,  Jr.,  b.   Aug.  25,  1825;  m.  (1)  Elizabeth  Ann  Mills, 

June  14,  1854;  she  d.  Aug.  6,  1860;  he  m.  (2)  Mrs.  Julia  A, 
Veazie,  Feb.  4,  1867;  a  phvsician,  res.  at  Winchester,  Mass. 

ii.  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  1,  1799;  d.  Dec.  9,  1837. 

iii.  Rebecca,  b.  Jan.  9,  1801 ;   d.  Aug.  24,  1878. 

iv.  Mary  R.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1806;  d.  Jan.  26,  1833. 

v.  William  R.,  b.  Dec.  4,  1808;  d.  1870. 

vi.  Moses  T.,  b.  Nov.  22,  1811;  d.  Jan.  1891. 

vii.  Eunice  T.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1813. 

viii.  Susan,  b.  Nov.  11,  1815. 

ix.  Henry  W.,  b.  Sept.  6,  1819;  d.  Sept.  25,  1840. 

x.  Charles  W.,  b.  June  9,  1821;  d.  Oct.  21,  1840. 

xi.  Thomas  C,  b.  June  6,  1823;  d.  Oct.  18,  1840. 

xii.  John  Warren,  b.  April  4,  1725;  m.  (1)  Dec.  3,  1846,  Carrie  C.  Carr; 

she  d. ;  he  m.  (2)  Feb.  16,   18—,  Mrs.  Susan  C.  Carr,  of  Bow- 

doin,  Me.,  9  children;  he  d.  at  Vassalboro',  Me.,  Oct.  25,  1891. 

7.  George6  Starkey   (Enoch,4   John?    Andrew?   John1),  b.  1775,  in 

Swansey;  m.  (1)  Betsey,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Graves) 
Lawrence,  who  was  b.  at  Troy,  N.  H.,  March,  1777,  d.  Sept.  13, 
1813,  a.  36  years;  he  m.  (2)  Hannah  Smith,  of  Westminster,  Mass. 
(pub.)  Feb.  19,  1821;  he  d.  at  Westminster,  Oct.  10.  1855,  a.  80 
years,  and  was  buried  at  Fitchburg,  Mass.     They  had  children : 

i.  Betsey,6  b.  at  Swansey,  May  21,  1801 ;  m.  April  12,  1825,  Ezra  Forris- 
tall,  of  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  who  was  b.  Sept.  20,  1799,  d.  at  Boston, 
Mass.,  March  3,  1872;  she  d.  Oct.  6,  1889,  at  Boston.  They  had 
children  : 

(1)  George  Wright1  Forristall,  b.  Feb.  8,  1826. 

(2)  Chaises  Alexander7  Forristall,  b.  Aug.  13,  1827;  d.  May  17,  1828. 

(3)  Helen  Maria?  Forristall,  b.  Sept.  1,  1829:  d.  Nov.  18,  1830. 

(4)  Ezra1  Forristall,  b.  Adril  15,  1831. 

(5)  Henry  Mellen1  Forristall,  b.  March  8,  1833;  d.  Jan.  22,  1891. 

(6)  Charles  Granville1  Forristall,  b.  Feb.  3,  1835. 

(7)  Hannah  Elizabeth1  Forristall,  b.  Jan.  7,  1836. 

ii.  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  5,  1803;  m.  March  10,  1825,  Joseph  Nourse,  at  Troy, 
N.  H.,  who  was  b.  at  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Sept.  10,  1797,  d.  at  Fitch- 
burg, Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1860 ;  she  d.  May  22,  1884.     They  had  children ; 

(1)  Charles1  Nourse,  b.  July  2,  1826;  d.  Aug.  3,  1834. 

(2)  George  Lyman1  Nourse,  b.  Oct.  7,  1828 ;  d.  Oct.  6,  1846. 

(3)  Maria  J1  Nourse,  b.  May  17,  1830;  d.  July  9,  1842. 

(4)  Joseph  Erwin1  Nourse,  b.  July  27,  1832. 


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(5)  Edward1  Nourse,  b.  Aug.  2,  1832 ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1834. 

(6)  Ellen  Louise1  Nourse,  b.  July  17,  1835 ;  d.  May  17,  1837. 

(7)  Sarah  J1  Nourse,  b.  March  9,  1838. 

(8)  Mary1  Nourse,  b.  Jan.  14,  1841. 

(9)  Maria  L1  Nourse,  b.  Feb.  11,  1844. 

iii.  Mary  L.,6  b.  Sept.  5,  1806;  m.  Jan.  9,  1831,  Alexander  Forristall,  who 
was  b.  at  Fitzwilliam,  N.  H.,  Jan  9,  1805,  d.  at  Woodbury,  L.  I., 
June  25,  1847;  she  d.  at  Chelsea,  Mass.,  July,  31,  1875.  They  had 
children  : 

(1)  Charles1  Forristall,  b.  Aug.  1833;  d.  March  4,  1836. 

(2)  Thomas  C1  Forristall,  b.  March  21,  1835;  d.  March  4,  1856. 

(3)  Mary  L1  Forristall,  b.  Oct.  26,  1837. 

(4)  Helen  M.1  Forristall,  b.  April  10,  1840. 

(5)  Emma  I1  Forristall,  b.  Sept.  6,  1842 ;  d.  July  15,  1878. 

(6)  Frances  E.  B1  Forristall,  b.  March  19,  1846. 

iv.  George  Lyman,  b.  Jan.  12,  1810;  m.  July  9,  1843,  Elizabeth  N.  Ames, 
at  Tamworth,  N.  H.     They  reside  at  Boston,  Mass.,  and  have  one 
clau.  Fanny,1  b.  Feb.  14,  1859. 
8.  v.  Clarissa  Lawrence,  b.  March  3,  1813;    m.  Nov.  23,  1836,  Thomas 
Crane. 

8.  Clarissa  Lawrence6  Starkey  ( George?  Enoch,*  John?  Andrew? 
John1),  b.  March  3,  1813,  at  Troy,  N.  H. ;  m.  at  Boston,  Mass., 
Nov.  23,  1836,  Thomas  Crane  of  New  York  City,  who  was  born  at 
George's  Island,  Boston  Harbor,  Oct.  8,  1803,  died  at  New  York 
City,  April  1,  1875.     They  had  children: 

i.  Thomas7  Crane  3d,  b.  Aug.  21,  1837;  cl.  Jan.  26,  1875. 
ii.  Benjamin  F.7  Crane,  b.  Feb.  14,  1841;  cl.  Oct.  12,  1889. 
iii.  Albert7  Crane,  b.  Dec.  30,  1842. 

iv.  Frances  Adelaide7  Crane,  b.  May  2,  1846;  d.  Feb.  11,  1849. 
v.  Sophia  Angela7  Crane,  b.  Nov.  1,  1847;  cl.  Aug.  18,  1852. 
vi.  Henry  Clay7  Crane,  b.  April  22,  1S50;  cl.  Dec.  30,  1869. 
vii.  Ida  Augusta7  Crane,  b.  July  2,  1852;  d.  Aug.  21,  1853. 
viii.  Ella  Florence7  Crane,  b.  Jan.  14,  1856;  d.  July  26,  1857. 


DESCENDANTS   OF    GEORGE    LAWRENCE. 

By  Miss  Emily  \V.  Leavitt,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

There  were  two  early  settlers  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  by  the  name  of 
Lawrence,  John  and  George,  but  no  relationship  has  hitherto  been  established 
between  them. 

1.  George1  Lawrence  was  born  in  1637;  married  1st,  Sept.  29,  1657, 
Elizabeth,  the  eldest  child  of  Benjamin  and  Bridget  Crispe,  of 
Watertown,  Mass.  She  was  born  January  8,  1636-7;  died  May 
28,  1681;  he  married  2d,  August  16,  1691,  Elizabeth  Holland. 
Their  children  were: 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  30,  1658-9;    m.  Oct.  18,  1681,  Thomas  Whitney, 

and  lived  in  Stow,  Mass. 
ii.  Judith,  b.  May  12,  1660 ;    m.  about  1681,  John,  the  third  son  of  Charles 

and  Rebecca  (Gibson)  Stearns,  of  Watertown. 
iii.  Hannah,  b.  March  24,  1661-2;  m.  Obadiah  Sawtell,  of  Groton,  Mass. 
iv.  John,  b.  March  25,  1664;  was  accidentally  killed,  June  15,  1674. 
v.  Benjamin,  twin,  b.  May  2,  1666;    was  a  waterman,  of  Charlestown, 

Mass.;  m.  1st,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  July  4,  1689,  Mary  Clough,  who 


150  Descendants  of  George  Lawrence,  [April, 

d.  ;  he  m.  2d,  Ann,  the  widow  of  Benjamin  Phillips,  Feb. 

3,  1696,  who  d.  Jan.  11,  1716;  he  m.  3d,  Nov.  18,  1716,  Ann,  the 
widow  of  Nathaniel  Adams  of  Charlestown,  and  a  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Bright)  Coolidge,  of  Watertown,  who  d.  Dec. 
28,  1718;  hem.  4th,  July  9,  1719,  Elizabeth  Bennett,  who  d.  Nov. 
26,  1738,  aged  75  years.  His  will  was  dated  Sept.  7,  1733. 
vi.  Daniel,  twin,  b.  May  2,  1666,  of  Charlestown;  m.  1st,  June  19,  1689r 
Sarah,  a  daughter  of  Edward  and  Sarah  (Adams)  Counce,  of 
Charlestown,  who  d.  June  26,  1691;  he  m.  2d,  Hannah  Mason, 
Nov.,  1695,  who  d.  Aug.  27,  1721;  he  m.  3d,  Aug.  23,  1722,  Maud, 
a  daughter  of  James  and  Mabel  (Haynes)  Russell,  and  a  grand- 
daughter of  the  Hon.  Richard  and  Maud  Russell,  all  of  Charles- 
town :  he  d.  Oct.  20,  1743 ;  his  will  was  dated  Dec.  22,  1747. 

2.  vii.  George,  Jr.,  b.  June  4,  1668. 

viii.  Sarah,  b.  ;  m.  Thomas  Rider,  of  Watertown. 

ix.  Mary,  b.  Dec.  4,  1671 ;  m.  April  5,  1689,  John  Earl,  of  Boston. 

x.  Martha,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  29,  1697,  John,  the  second  child  of  Johra 

and  Elizabeth  Barnard  Dix. 

xi.  Grace,  b.  June  3,  1680;   m.  April  13,  1698,  John,  a  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Tufts)  Edes,  of  Charlestown. 

xii.  Joseph,  b. . 

xiii.  Rachel,     ")  .    .       .     T  ,    ...    ^«a. 

xiv.  Patience,  }twms'  b'  Jul?  14'  1694* 
The  will  of  George  Lawrence,  senior,  was  dated  1707;  in  it  he  mentions 
his  wife  Elizabeth;  his  two  youngest  children,  Joseph  and  Rachel;  his  sons 
George,  Benjamin  and  Daniel;  daughters  Mercy  Baker,  living  at  Yar- 
mouth, Mass.,  Grace  Edes,  living  at  Charlestown ;  Elizabeth  Whitney, 
living  at  Stow,  Mass. ;  Hannah  Sawtel,  of  Groton,  Mass.  ;  Judith  Sterns, 
of  Cambridge  Farms,  Mass. ;  Mary  Flagg,  Sarah  Rider,  Martha  Dix,  and 
granddaughter  Mary  Earl.  His  sons  Daniel  and  George  were  appointed 
administrators  at  the  request  of  the  widow.  Inventory  was  dated  ApriS 
5,  1709. 

2.  George2  Lawrence  (George1),  born  June  4,  1668;  married  Mary 

;  he  died  March  b,  1736.     Their  children  were: 

i.  Mary,  b.  Feb.  15,  1696-7. 

ii.  George  3d,  b.  June  2,  1698 ;  d.  Aug.  2,  1773. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  9,  1700. 

iv.  John,  b.  Feb.  20,  1703-4 ;  cl.  Aug.  23,  1770. 

v.  Davii>,  b.  July  16,  1706. 

vi.  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  20.  1708-9;  m.  1726,  John  Baldwin,  of  Woburn,  Mass. 

3.  vii.  William,  b.  May  20,  1711. 
viii.  Anna,  b.  March  1,  1713-14. 

3.  William8  Lawrence  (  George,2  George1),  born  May  20,  1711;  mar- 

ried, November  28,  1734,  Mary,  the  sixth  child  of  Samuel  and 
Margaret  (Traine)  Perry,  of  Watertown ;  she  was  born  September 
7,  1718.     Their  children  were: 

i.  Samuel,  b.  Aug.  7,  1735;  m.  1758,  Mary  Clarke,  of  Medfleld,  Mass. 

ii.  Mary,   b.  ;     m.   April   18,    1758,   Isaac,   a  son  of  Isaac  and 

Grace  (Harrington)  Gregory, 
iii.  Abigail,  b.  May  7,  1739;  m.  Dec.  27,  1772,  James  Priest,  of  Waltham, 
iv.  Mercy,  twin  of  preceding,  b.  May  7,  1739. 

v.  William,  Jr.,  b.  June  1,  1741;  m.  Oct.  13,  1763,  Hannah  Hammond, 
vi.  Josiah,  b.  July  16,  1744;  cl.  young, 
vii.  Josiah,  b.  Sept.  29,  1745. 

4.  viii.  Daniel,  b.   Sept.  29,   1747;  m.  April  22,  1772,  Elizabeth  Graves,  of 

Sudbury,  Mass.,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Woodward,  of  Weston, 
ix.  Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  1,  1750;   m.  Aug.  11,  1773.  Lucy  Moore,  of  Sud- 
bury, Mass. 

4.  Daniel4  Lawrence  (  William,0   George,2  George1),  born  September 


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29,  1747;  his  "marriage  intention"  was  published  December  5, 
1772,  and  both  he  and  Elizabeth  Graves  are  recorded  as  of  Weston  ; 
he  died  July  13,  1832;  his  wife  died  October  29,  1840,  aged  101 
years.     Their  children  were: 

i.  Polly,  b.  1774 ;  m.  Hugh  Thompson. 

ii.  Betsey,  b.  1777 ;  m.  George  Starkey,  of  Troy,  N.  H.     See  the  preced- 
ing article,  "  The  Starkeys  of  New  England,"  page  148,  Family  7. 
iii.  Daniel,  b.  1779;  m.  Lucy  Moore, 
iv.  Lucy,  b.  1781 ;  m.  Cyrus  Coolidge. 
v.  John,  b.  1783;  m.  Irene  Sewell;  afterwards  married  widow  Gorham? 


GENEALOGICAL  GLEANINGS  IN  ENGLAND. 

By  Henry  F.  Waters,  A.M. 
TContinued  from  page  55.] 

The  last  will  and  testament  of  Richard  Gregson  deceased  the  2 1  August 
1640,  proved  31  August  1640.  My  dead  body  to  be  buried  in  the  church 
of  St.  Augustins  St.  Austin's  Gate  as  near  and  as  conveniently  as  I  may 
unto  the  bones  of  my  deceased  wife.  To  Ephraim  Udall  of  this  parish 
forty  shillings.  To  my  father  in  law  Mr.  Nicholas  Hurt  and  unto  Mrs. 
Dorothy  his  wife  and  to  my  dear  and  loving  brother  Mr.  Henry  Gregson 
and  unto  Edith  his  wife,  to  Mr.  William  Dickins,  Mr.  John  Goddard,  Mr. 
Robert  Lewis  and  Mr.  Thomas  Haford,  to  every  several  person  thus  named 
twenty  shillings  apiece.  To  George  Gregson  that  liveth  in  Paternoster 
Row  five  pounds.  To  my  servant  Anne  Hill  all  the  money  that  she  oweth 
me  (to  be  made  up  twenty  shillings).  To  Mary  Arnold  my  now  nurse 
ten  shillings. 

I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  kinsman  Thomas  Gregson,  my  now  partner, 
and  to  his  wife  Mary  and  to  Mr.  Thomas  Home  twenty  shillings  apiece 
and  to  Thomas  Gregson  in  New  England  twenty  shillings.  To  Nicho  my 
eldest  son  whatsoever  shall  be  recovered  of  Roger  Stephens  and  George 
Burtun  or  from  either  of  their  estates  &c.  The  remainder  of  my  estate 
shall  be  equally  divided  unto  my  aforesaid  son  Nicholas,  John,  Thomas, 
Anne  and  Elizabeth,  equal  shares,  part  and  part  alike.  To  my  now  partner 
Thomas  Gregson  fifty  pounds  in  full  satisfaction  of  what  money  he  doth 
pretend  he  hath  lent  unto  my  cousin  Thomas  Gregson  in  New  England 
and  unto  me  his  natural  uncle.  To  my  cousin  Richard  Gregson  of  Bristol 
one  judgment  confessed  by  one  Samuel  Oldfield  unto  Thomas  Gregson, 
which  the  said  Thomas  assigned  to  me ;  also  one  deed  or  indenture  made 
over  by  one  Roger  Clisant,  vintner,  of  Bristol  concerning  two  houses  in 
that  city  &c.  My  son  Nicholas  to  be  sole  executor,  my  father  in  law  Mr. 
Nicholas  Hurt,  my  brother  in  law  Mr.  Roger  Hurt,  my  natural  brother  Mr. 
Henry  Gregson,  Mr.  John  Goddard  citizen  and  grocer  of  London,  my  first 
cousin  Mr.  William  Dickens  gen*,  Mr.  Robert  Lewis,  citizen  and  grocer, 
and  Mr.  William  Baker  an  attorney  at  the  King's  Bench,  to  be  overseers. 

Coventry,  116. 

[Thomas  Gregson  or  Grigson  of  New  Haven,  Ct.,  according  to  Savage  (vol. 
2,  pp.  315-6),  "  came  from  London  to  Boston  26  June,  1637,  in  company  with 
Gov.  Eaton  and  John  Davenport,  was  one  of  the  chief  men,  an  active  merchant 
and  an  Assistant  of  the  Colony,  first  treasurer  and  first  commissioner  for  the 
union  with  the  other  N.  E.  colonies,  lived  on  the  east  side  of  the  harbor,  sailed 
vol.  xlvi.  13* 


152  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [April, 

in  January,  1646,  for  London  with  Lamberton  and  '  divers  other  godly  persons  ' 
of  whom  nothing  was  ever  heard,  the  little  vessel  having  no  doubt  foundered." 
(See  Winthrop's  New  England,  ed.  1853,  vol.  ii.,  pp.  325-6  j  Johnson's  Wonder 
Working  Providence,  pp.  124,  214-5;  and  Mather's  Magnalia,  ster.  ed.,  vol.  i. 
pp.  83-4.)  He  left  a  widow  Jane,  who  lived  to  June  4,  1702,  one  son  Richard, 
and,  it  is  said,  eight  daughters. 

His  son  Richard2  Gregson  settled  at  Bristol,  England,  and  his  son  William* 
of  London  had  a  son  William4  also  of  London,  who  March  26,  1736,  conveyed 
to  Rev.  Jonathan  Arnold  of  New  Haven,  land  in  New  Haven,  formerly  the 
property  of  his  ancestor,  Thomas1  Grigson,  for  building  and  erecting  a  church 
thereupon.  On  the  26th  October,  1768,  William*  Grigson  of  Exeter,  a  great- 
great-grandson  of  Thomas,  quitclaimed  the  property  to  Trinity  Church  (Ibid, 
57.  The  deeds  are  printed  in  the  Collections  of  the  New  Haven  Colony 
Historical  Society,  vol.  1,  pp.  76-8.  See  also  pp.  48-53,  and  vol.  ii.  p.  xix.) — 
Editor. 

Mr.  Thomas  Gregson  —  (name  pronounced  as  if  spelled  Grixson),  New 
Haven,  one  of  the  first  comers,  "  came,"  etc.,  as  in  Savage.  Freeman  18  Feb. 
1639-40,  truckmaster  23  Oct  1640,  deputy  29  Oct  1640,  treasurer  May  1641,  com- 
missioner 6  Apr  1643,  magistrate  26  Oct.  1643,  oath  of  fidelity  1  July  1644. 
Sailed  to  procure  patent  in  Jan.  1645-6. 

Inventory  taken  2  Nov.  1647,  presented  7  Dec.  1647  :  Laud  in  1st  Div.  West- 
meadow  £16,5;  land  on  further  side  of  W.  Meadow  £5,15;  21A  Meadow  £21; 
Dwelling  house  and  home  lot  £48 ;  little  house  and  barn  £35.  Estate  Dr.  to 
Mr.  Stephen  Goodyear,  Mr.  John  Evance,  Henry  Lindelle,  Mr.  Wm  Hawkins, 
Mr.  Davenport,  Mrs.  Lamberton,  Mr  Malbon,  Edward  Wigglesworth,  Thomas 
Wheeler,  Mr.  Butler,  Mr.  Ling,  Mrs.  Turner,  £126,3.  Estate  Cr.  by  Philip  Leeke, 
Burwood  of  Stratford,  Adam  Nichols  (an  adventure  in  the  Sicsan  to  Barbacloes), 
Jno.  Gregory,  £18,7.  Real  Estate,  £246;  Personal  Estate,  £225,19.  Total, 
£490,6.  Clear  Estate,  £364,3.  Prized  by  Matthew  Gilbert  and  Richard  Miles. 
(Page  12,  vol.  I.,  part  1,  New  Haven  Prob.  Rec.) 

Distribution,  2  Apr.  1716,  to  heirs  of  only  son  Richard,  heirs  of  Mrs.  Anna 
Daniells,  heirs  of  Susanna  Crittenden,  heirs  of  Rebeckah  Bowers,  heirs  of  Sarah 
Whitehead,  daughter  Phebe  Russell.     Page  397,  vol.  iv.,  New  Haven  Prob.  Rec. 

He  left  a  widow  Jane,  who  died  4  June  1702.  Her  will,  dated  5  Feb.  1691-2, 
"  being  aged  and  weak,"  "  to  be  buried  by  her  executrix  and  dear  relatives,"  to 
"  daughter  Anna  Daniel,  my  house  and  homelot  and  the  remainder  of  my  up- 
land not  yet  disposed  of  at  my  farm  on  the  east  side  of  New  Haven  harbor 
(about  30A.),  unless  some  of  the  children  of  my  son  Richard  Gregson  in 
England  come  over  "  (in  which  event  such  child  is  to  have  them  after  her  death)  ; 
"  and  to  daughter  Anna  Daniel  my  meadow  at  my  said  farm  for  life,  then  to  her 
daug  ter,"  to  "  daughter  Mary  in  England  30A  of  my  Third  Division  near  the 
Sperries'  farm,"  "  also  to  daughter  Anna  Daniel  6  or  7 A  of  meadow  near  West- 
field  for  life,  then  to  those  of  the  children  that  need  it  most,"  to  "grand- 
child Ruth  Frisbie  of  Branford  14 A  of  my  East  Side  farm  also  15 A  of  said  farm 
to  daughter  Susaunah  Crittenden,"  to  "daughter  Phebe,  40 A  in  the  Third 
Division,"  to  "  grandchild  Elizabeth  Winston,  8A  of  meadow  and  10A  of  the 
Third  Division,"  to  "  grandchild  Joanna  Thompson,  9A  of  Third  Division  and 
5A  in  the  Quarter  by  the  west  lane  after  my  daughter  Daniel's  decease,"  to 
"  grandchild  Rebecca  Thompson,  6A  meadow  at  Westfield  (so  called)  now  in 
her  possession  and  10 A  of  Third  Division,"  to  "great-grandchild  Elizabeth 
Glover  that  now  lives  with  me,  9 A  in  the  Neck,"  to  "  the  four  children  of  my 
daughter  Whitehead,  6A  of  Third  Division  each,"  daughter  Daniel  to  have  all 
movables  in  the  house  and  be  executrix.  Witnesses:  Wm.  Peck  and  John 
Jones.  Codicil  (verbal)  made  a  short  time  after  the  will.  6A  of  meadow  to 
daughter  Daniels  and  after  her  death  to  her  daughter  Joanna  and  her  children, 
viz.  3A  at  South  End  and  3A  at  the  West  Side,  also  3A  of  meadow  at  South  End 
to  daughter  Susanna  Crittenden.  Witness  Hannah  Falconer  Witnesses  sworn 
in  Court  30  July  1702.     (Page  298,  vol.  ii.,  New  Haven  Prob.  Rec). 

Inventory  taken  4  Aug.  1702.  House  and  homelot  £80,  meadow  on  the  West 
Side  cove  £24,  meadow  on  the  East  Side  £30,  land  on  East  Side  untaken  up  £15, 
Third  Division  land  £27.  Total  £198.  Debts  unknown.  Prized  by  Thomas 
Tuttle  and  Nathaniel  Boykin. 

Distribution  to  Mrs.  Ruth  Frisby  alias  Hoadly,  Joanna  Thompson,  Mrs. 
Susanna  Crittenden  and  Mrs.  Mary  Wyke.  (Page  223,  vol.  iii.,  New  Haver* 
Prob.  Rec.) 


1892.]  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England,  153 

Anna  is  also  called  Hannah  in  the  town  record  of  her  marriage,  and  in  July, 
1649,  Hannah  and  Rebecca  Gregson  are  witnesses  in  a  trial.  I  have  arranged 
the  children  as  follows  : 

i.  Richard,  was  seated  in  1656.      Returned  to  England  and  lived  in  Bristol, 
ii.  Anna,  m.  [1651]  Stephen  Daniels, 
iii.  Rebecca,  m.  Rev.  John  Bowers, 
iv.  Susanna,  ra.  13  May  1661,  Abraham  Crittenden, 

v.  Sarah,  m.  (1)  12  Dec.  1667,  John  Gilbert;    m.  (2)  9  May  1676,  Sam- 
uel Whitehead. 

vi.  Mary,  bapt.  26  Jan.  1639-40,  returned  to  England ;  m. Wyke. 

vii.  Phebe,  bapt.  15  Oct.  1643 ;  m.  (1)  1673,  Rev.  John  Whiting,  of  Hart- 
ford; m.  (2)  1692,  Rev.  John  Russell,  of  Hadley. 
viii.  Abigail,  bapt.  23  Feb.  1644-5. 

Francis  B.  Trowbridge,  of  New  Haven,  Gt.) 

John  Maplett  of  the  city  of  Bath,  Somerset,  Doctor  in  Physick,  13 
April  1670,  proved  7  February  1670.  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  dear 
sister  Mrs.  Mary  Gorton  of  New  England  the  sum  of  twenty  shillings,  and 
to  each  of  her  children  I  give  the  sum  of  ten  shillings  apiece.  I  give  and 
bequeath  unto  my  dear  sister  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ham  of  London,  widow,  the 
sum  of  twenty  shillings.  To  my  dear  daughter  Anne  Maplett  the  sum  of 
four  hundred  pounds  to  be  paid  her  at  the  day  of  her  marriage  if  so  be  she 
marry  with  her  mother's  good  liking  and  consent,  otherwise  only  five 
pounds.  To  her  younger  sister  my  daughter  Elizabeth  the  sum  of  three 
hundred  pounds  (on  same  condition).  To  my  aforesaid  daughter  Anne 
Maplett  all  that  portion  of  land  and  houses  in  Bristol  brought  to  me  by  her 
mother  at  our  marriage,  being  formerly  part  of  the  estate  of  her  brother 
Mr.  Walter  Williams  (after  the  decease  of  her  mother).  To  my  wife  my 
house  in  Bath  with  the  tenement  and  gardens  thereto  belonging  all  lately 
bought  of  Mr.  Thomas  Fisher,  to  be  her  own  forever  and  at  her  sole  dis- 
posal.  She  to  be  sole  executrix.  Signed,  declared  and  published  31  July 
1670.  Duke,  24. 

[This  will  was  found  long  ago  and  forgotten.  It  should  have  accompanied 
the  will  of  Mrs.  Mary  Mayplett,  the  mother  of  the  testator,  published  in  the 
Register  for  October,  1890  (vol.  44,  p.  384).  Mrs.  Gorton's  husband  was  the 
famous  religious  disturber,  Samuel  Gorton. — h.  f.  w.] 

Symon  Winge  of  St.  Clement's  Danes,  tailor,  28  July  1  625,  proved  6 
February   1626.     To   my   wife  Rebecca  one  hundred  pounds  due  unto  me 

from  Mr.  Bryam  Palmes  of  —  in  the  Co.  of  Northampton  gen4,  and 

sixteen  pounds  due  unto  me  by  Mr.  William  Palmes  gen*,  and  six  pounds 
owing  me  by  Mr.  Stafford  Palmes  and  six  pounds  and  a  crown  due  unto 
me  from  Sir  Archball  Dugles.  To  Jane  my  daughter  forty  pounds  owing 
unto  me  by  Mr.  Samuel  Heale  of  Fleet  in  Devonshire  gen*,  and  five  pounds 
ten  shillings  due  and  owing  me  by  Mr.  Holmes  of  Carshaltou  in  Surrey 
gen*,  and  also  four  pounds  due  unto  me  by  Henry  Arthur  of  Ivybridge  gen*, 
and  forty-two  shillings  owing  me  by  Mr.  Edward  Rosse  the  younger  of 
Ashwell  in  Rutland  and  five  pounds  due  unto  me  by  Mrs.  Dennys  for  rent. 
To  my  sister  Bridget  Smithe  twenty  shillings.  To  my  godson  Henry 
Croswell  ten  shillings.  To  my  brother  John  Winge  ten  shillings  if  he  be 
living.  To  John  Cathin  of  Barroe  in  Rutlandshire  five  shillings.  To  my 
said  daughter  seven   and  twenty   pounds   owing  me  by  bond  and  fourteen 

pounds  owing  me  upon  books  by  Thomas  Grove  of in  Wiltshire  gen*. 

To  my  brother  Matthew  my  cloth  hose  and  canvas  doublet.  To  my  sister 
Elizabeth  ten  shillings.  To  my  uncle  Stevens  and  his  wife  twenty  shillings. 
To  Thomas    Cooper  one  of  my  executors  my  writing  deske.     I  do  make 


154  Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England.  [April, 

John  Header  of  St.  Andrew's  Holborn,  tailor,  and  Thomas  Cooper  of 
Clifford's  Inn  gen*,  my  sole  executors  and  to  each  of  them  forty  shillings. 

Skynner,  24. 

John  Burnell,  citizen  and  cloth  worker  of  London,  15  December  1603, 
proved  16  August  1605.  My  body  to  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of 
Stanmore  the  Great.  My  goods  &c  to  be  valued,  appraised  and  divided 
into  three  equal  parts,  according  to  the  ancient  and  laudable  custom  of  the 
city  of  London.  The  first  part  to  my  wife  Barbara  for  so  much  due  to 
her  by  the  said  laudable  custom.  The  second  part  I  devise  and  appoint  to 
my  five  children  amongst  them  equally  to  be  divided ;  and  the  third  part  I 
reserve  to  myself  and  to  my  executrix  towards  the  payment  of  my  funeral 
charges  and  of  such  legacies  as  I  have  herein  devised.  Then  follow  sundry 
bequests  to  the  poor  and  to  his  guild  &c.  To  wife  Barbara  one  thousand 
pounds.  To  eldest  son  John  one  thousand  pounds.  To  brother  in  law 
Tevis  Cruse,  remaining  in  Dantzic,  a  ring  of  gold  with  a  death's  head 
thereon  of  the  value  of  four  pounds.  To  my  brother  Mr.  John  Cage  and 
to  my  sister  his  wife,  each  of  them,  a  mourning  gown.  To  my  cousin 
Richard  Cage  his  son  a  mourning  cloak,  and  to  his  wife  a  mourning  gown. 
To  my  brother  in  law  John  Swifter,  mercer,  and  Curdela  his  wife,  to  each 
a  mourning  gown.  "  Item,  I  give  to  my  son  in  law  Thomas  Morley  and 
Katherine,  his  wife,  my  daughter,  to  each  of  them  a  mourning  gowne."  To 
my  son  in  law  Richard  Ball  and  Ann  his  wife,  my  daughter,  to  each  of 
them  a  mourning  gown.  To  my  cousin  Barbara  Russell,  widow,  a  mourn- 
ing gown  and  forty  shillings  yearly,  during  life.  To  my  cousin  Salomon 
Coke  six  pounds,  thirteen  shillings  four  pence  and  a   mourning  cloak.     To 

my  cousins  Mary  Church  and Willowbee  of  Dover,  widows,  forty  one 

shillings  apiece.  To  Mr.  Willowbee,  parson  of  Stanmore,  a  mourning 
gown.  To  sundry  servants.  To  Hilson  Swifter,  my  wife's  sister's  son, 
five  pounds.  To  my  good  friend  Mr.  Robert  Cogan  a  ring  of  gold  with  a 
death's  head  worth  three  pounds.  To  Elizabeth  Morley,  my  goddaughter 
and  grandchild,  fifty  pounds  in  money  and  unto  Katherin  Morley,  sister  of  the 
said  Elizabeth,  forty  pounds,  and  unto  Ann  Morley,  another  sister,  forty 
pounds,  to  be  paid  them  at  their  several  ages  of  seventeen  or  at  their  sev- 
eral days  of  marriage.  To  Katherin  Ball,  another  of  my  grandchildren, 
forty  pounds  in  money.  To  my  wife  Barbara  my  manor  of  Stanmore  the 
Great  in  the  co.  of  Middlesex,  in  as  large  and  ample  manner  and  form  as  I 
now  enjoy  the  same  by  virtue  of  an  assignment  thereof  made  unto  me  by 
and  from  John  Koyn  Esq.  and  Katherine  his  wife,  with  remainder  to  my 
son  John  &c.  To  my  son  John  my  copyhold  messuage  or  tenement  and 
eight  acres  of  land  in  Stanmore  now  in  the  tenure  or  occupation  of  Ann 
Bluitt,  widow,  or  her  assigns,  and  thirty  acres  in  my  own  occupation.  To 
son  Thomas  the  copyhold  tenement  &c.  called  Fiddell's  (with  certain  land). 
To  son  William  for  ever  my  lease  of  two  messuages  &c  in  Stanmore  the 
less,  and  freehold  and  appurtenances  in  Hendon.  The  remainder  to  be 
divided  among  my  three  sons,  John,  Thomas  and  William,  and  my  two 
daughters,  Katherine  wife  of  Thomas  Morley  and  Ann  wife  of  Richard 
Ball.  The  seven  hundred  pounds  each  which  I  have  given  to  my  two  sons 
in  law,  in  marriage  with  my  daughters,  shall  be  considered  parcells  of  my 
daughters'  portions.  My  wife  Barbara  to  be  executrix  and  my  brother  in 
law  Mr  John  Cage  and  my  sons  in  law,  Thomas  Morley  and  Richard  Ball 
to  be  overseers.     Thomas  Morley  one  of  the  witnesses.  Hayes,  58. 

In  a  codicil  made  28  March  1604,  reciting  certain  statutes  or  recogni- 
zances, indentures  of  covenants,  indentures  of  defeazance  and  obligations  or 


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deeds  obligatory,  he  appoints  his  friend  Thomas  Gourney  of  London,  Esq. 
sole  executor  for  and  concerning  the  said  statutes  or  recognizances,  &c. 
Proved  2  December  1605.  Hayes,  85. 

John  Burnell,  citizen  and  cloth  worker  of  London,  18  February  1621, 
proved  23  January  1622.  My  estate  to  be  divided  into  three  parts  accord- 
ing to  the  custom  of  London,  one  of  which  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my 
loving  kind  and  faithful  wife,  as  her  due  per  the  said  custom.  One  other 
third  to  be  divided  equally  amongst  my  children  then  living,  and  the  other 
third  part  I  give  and  bequeath  as  followeth.  Then  follow  certain  legacies 
and  bequests  to  the  poor  of  Barking  parish  (if  dwelling  there  at  the  time  of 
my  death)  to  be  bestowed  in  seacoles  at  the  fittest  season  of  the  year  and 
reserved  in  store  for  them  till  the  winter  and  then  sold  to  the  needy  at  cost 
price.  To  poor  children  at  Christ's  Hospital  and  the  poor  in  St.  Bartholo- 
mew's and  St.  Thomas'  Hospital,  the  poor  in  Ludgate  and  the  two  compters 
in  Loudon,  the  poor  of  Stanmore  magna  "  where  I  was  born  "  &c  &c.  To 
wife  Ann,  eldest  son  John,  eldest  daughter  Barbara  Burnell,  second  daughter 
Ann  Burnell,  third  daughter  Katheriue  Burnell,  fourth  daughter  Elizabeth 
Burnell  and  son  Thomas  Burnell.  To  my  virtuous  and  loving  mother 
Barbara  Burnell  "  for  the  remembraunce  of  a  soune  which  whilst  he  liued 
truely  honored  her  and  desired  nothinge  more  then  her  quiet  peace  and 
good,  and  her  loue  againe  was  noe  lesse  towardes  me  and  mine."  To  my 
brother  Thomas  Burnell.  To  my  brother  William  Burnell.  To  my  sister 
Katherine  Morley  and  my  sister  Ann  Ball  (her  husband  deceased).  To 
good  wife  Hall  of  Stanmore  and  her  children.  To  Philip  Hill  of  London, 
widow,  and  Winefrith  Lyle.  My  brother  and  sister  Morley.  My  servant 
Edward  Josselin,  goodman  Fleminge,  Mr.  Edward  Abbott  our  vicar  of 
Barking.  To  my  mother  in  law  Jone  Brownerigg  a  diamond  ring,  the  first 
gift  I  gave  her  daughter  my  wife.  My  mother  in  law  Ann  Wealch.  My 
wife  Ann  and  my  brother  Thomas  Burnell  to  be  executors  and  the  Right 
Worshipful  and  my  especial  kind  friend  Sir  Thomas  Coventry*  knight,  H. 
M.  Attorn.  Gen.  and  my  brother  in  law  Thomas  Morley  to  be  overseers. 

Swann,  7. 

Barbara  Burnell  of  Great  Stanmore,  Midd.,  widow  of  John  Burnell, 
merchant,  deceased,  27  June  1631,  proved  18  January  1631.  Aged  and 
weak.  To  be  buried  in  the  parish  church  of  Stanmore  as  near  the  body  of 
my  late  husband  as  conveniently  may  be.  To  Christ's  Hospital,  St.  Thomas 
Hospital,  St.  Bartholomew's  Hospital  and  the  poor  therein.  To  the  four 
prisons  of  Ludgate,  Newgate  and  the  two  Compters  in  London  and  the 
poor  therein.  To  the  Co.  of  clothworkers  of  London,  they  to  provide  for  a 
distribution  of  twelve  pence  a  week  in  bread  to  the  poor  of  the  parish  of 
Stanmore  every  Sunday  in  the  year,  and  one  pennyworth  thereof  to  the 
parish  clerk  of  Stanmore,  and  to  pay  the  said  parish  clerk  of  Stanmore  two 
shillings  "  to  thintent"  that  he  shall  keep  the  monument  of  my  said  husband 
and  myself  now  standing  and  being  in  the  church  of  Stanmore  clean  with- 
out dust,  also  to  provide  four  pounds  six  shillings  in  woollen  cloth  to  make 
yearly  six  waistcoats  and  six  safeguards  for  six  poor  women,  and  five  pounds 
a  year  to  a  poor  scholar  of  Oxford  who  intendeth  to  profess  divinity.  To 
my  brother  Swister  and  his  daughters  each  a  mourning  gown  and  to  Bar- 
bara his  daughter,  my  goddaughter  three  pounds  to  make  her  a  ring.  I 
give  to  my  son  Morley  in  money  twenty  pounds  and  to  my  daughter,  his 
wife,   my   silver  bason   and   ewer   parcel  gilt,  my  three  gilt  bowles,  my 

*  His  brother  in  law  (See  Pedigree  of  Sebright  in  the  Harleian  Society's  Visitations  of 
Essex,  Vol.  13,  p.  289).— h.  f.  w. 


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Genealogical  Gleanings  in  England, 


[April, 


broadest  "shole"  to  lay  spoons  on,  parcel  gilt,  my  porrenger,  parcel  gilt, 
and  my  silver  sugar  box  and  the  spoon  used  to  it  &c.  To  my  daughter 
Ann  Ball  &c.  I  give  to  my  son  Morley  and  his  wife  and  to  my  daughter 
Ball  and  their  sons  and  daughters,  mourning  cloaks  and  gowns.  I  also 
give  to  my  two  daughters  Katherine  and  Anne  my  wearing  linen  &c.  To 
the  children  of  John  Burnell  my  late  son  deceased  five  hundred  pounds. 
My  executor  to  sell  my  "  shoverfeet "  to  set  glasses  on,  my  twelve  apostle 
spoons,  my  spout  pot,  my  little  "  haunce  "  pot  (&  certain  other  silver  &c) 
to  the  utmost  value  he  can.  To  sons  Thomas  and  William  (certain  articles 
of  silver  &c).  To  cousin  Thomas  Freeman  and  his  daughter  Barbara.  To 
my  cousin  Gates,  my  cousin  Robinson,  my  cousin  Young  and  my  cousin 
and  the  children  which  I  shall  be  godmother  and  great-godmother  unto 
and  the  children  which  I  am  or  shall  be  great-grandmother  unto  and  not 
godmother.  To  my  sons  Thomas  and  William  all  my  linen  at  my  son 
Morley  and  my  daughter  Ball's  several  houses  in  London.  To  Thomas 
Morley,  son  of  my  son  Morley,  to  Barbara  Ball,  my  daughter  Ball's 
daughter,  and  to  Thomas  Burnell,  son  of  my  son  William,  thirty  pounds 
apiece.  To  all  the  children  of  my  sons  and  daughters.  To  Elizabeth,  now 
wife  of  my  son  William.  Thomas  and  James  Morley,  sons  of  my  said  son 
Morley.  My  son  Thomas  Burnell  to  be  executor  and  my  son  Morley 
overseer.  Audley,  7. 

[In  my  Gleanings  for  1884  (Register,  vol.  38,  p.  419),  I  gave  an  abstract  of 
the  will  of  Thomas  Burnell  of  this  family,  who  referred  to  his  nephew  John 
Morley  as  "  resident  in  New  England."  I  have  no  doubt  that  this  reference  is 
to  John  Morley  of  Charlestown,  although  he  had  been  dead  about  five  months 
when  the  will  of  his  uncle  Thomas  Burnell  was  written.  In  his  own  will, 
proved  2d  2d  mo.  1661  (Middlesex  Prob.  Reg.  Mass.)  he  mentions  wife  Constant, 
sister  Mrs.  Ann  Farmer  and  mother  Mrs.  Katherine  Morley  deceased,  and  clevises 
housing  and  lands  in  the  manor  of  Cheshunt,  Herts,  England,  to  his  wife  for 
her  life  and  then  to  his  sister  Mrs.  Farmer. 

The  following  pedigrees,  taken  from  the  Visitation  of  London  (1633,  34,  35), 
Harleian  Society  Publications,  vol.  17,  p.  Ill;  vol.  15,  p.  123,  show  his  lines  of 
ancestry,  both  paternal  and  maternal. 

JAMES  MORLEY=Anne,  da.  of 


of  London, 
Marchant. 


Skerne 
of  London, 
Fishmonger. 


James  Morley= 
of  S ton don  in 
co.  Hertford. 


Elizabeth, 

wife  of  William 

Sebright  of  London, 

Towne  Clerk. 


Thomas  Morley=Katherine,  da.  of 


of  London, 
March  int, 
liueing  a0  1(534. 


John  Burnell  of 

London, 

Marchant. 


John  Morley  of  London  a.  1034. 
[afterwards  of  New  England.] 


Thomas. 


James. 


Anne,  wife  to  Thomas  Gate, 
Counsellor  of  the  Lawes. 


THOMAS  BURNELL  of  Dover  in  Kent,  gent.= 

I 


John  Burnell  of  London=Barbara,  da.  of  Peter  Camberlin 
gent,  a0  1570  of  Dansike. 


1.  John  Burnell  of 

London,  .Marchant. 

mar.  Anne,  dau.  of 

Mr.  Sebright. 


2.  Thomas  Burnell=Hester  da.  of         3.  William  Burnell=Elizabeth,  da. 


of  London,        Henry  Wollaston         ofStanmore 
Marchant  a0  1033.        of  London,  Magna,  in  Com. 

Draper,  fined  Midd. 

for  Alderman  of  London. 


of  John  King 
of  London, 
Marchant. 


1.  John.    2.  Thomas.     Anna.      Katherine.      Elizabeth. 


1.  Thomas. 


2.  John.      3.  Henry. 

H.  F.  Waters.] 


1892.]  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  157 


REV.    STEPHEN   BACHILER. 

By  the  Hon.  Charles  E.  Batcheldek,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 
[Continued  from  page  64.] 

At  the  very  beginning  of  1632  Mr.  Bachiler  left  England  for  Boston  in 
New  England.  He  sailed  on  the  9th  of  March,  1631-2,  in  the  vessel 
called  the  William  and  Francis,  from  London,  with  sixty  passengers,  and 
after  eighty-eight  dreary  days  landed  at  Boston.  Among  his  fellow  travel- 
lers were  Gov.  P^dward  Winslow  of  Plymouth,  Rev.  Thomas  James,  Rev. 
Thomas  Welde  and  Thomas  Oliver  the  famous  ruling  elder  of  Boston.  On 
the  Whale,  which  arrived  May  26,  1632,  came  Mr.  Wilson  and  Mr.  Richard 
Dummer.  Most  of  the  Dummers  resided  at  South  Stoneham  or  Swathling, 
where  the  ancient  church  bears  several  Dummer  memorials,  and  this  was 
the  last  residence  of  Stephen  Bachiler  in  England.  A  relationship  existed 
between  the  Bachilers  and  the  Dummers  which  cannot  yet  be  traced.* 

These  two  ships,  the  William  and  Francis  and  the  Whale,  were  sent  out 
by  "  the  Company  of  husbandmen,"  sometimes  called  "the  Company  of 
London  "  or  "  the  Company  of  the  Plough,"  of  which  company  Stephen 
Bachiler  was  an  active  and  zealous  member  and  was  chosen  their  pastor  in 
1629  or  1630-t  The  energy  and  zeal  with  which  he  labored  to  increase 
the  society  and  assist  as  many  emigrants  as  possible  to  come  to  New  Eng- 
land, is  well  set  forth  in  a  letter  of  John  Dye  and  others  to  Mr.  Crispe,  and 
those  members  of  the  Plough  Company,  then  in  New  Pmgland,  dated 
London,  8  March,  1631-2,  and  evidently  brought  in  the  William  and 
Francis  or  the  Whale.J  Mr.  Bachiler  "  adventured  "  £100  in  the  Company 
and  loaned  them  £67,  of  which  amount  £9  was  repaid  by  the  freight  money 
on  his  goods.  Among  the  articles  he  brought  over  were  four  hogsheads  of 
peas,  twelve  yards  of  cloth,  two  hundred  yards  of  list,  a  contribution  box 
and  oaken  furniture,  which  has  lasted  until  this  day.  Most  of  the  early 
settlers  of  New  England  were  young,  or  not  past  their  prime  when  they 
came  to  America.  Mr.  Bachiler  was  seventy-one  when  he  landed,  and  yet 
for  a  score  of  years  thereafter  he  retained  his  vigor  and  for  a  decade  he 
most  obstinately  contended  against  Massachusetts  Bay  in  behalf  of  New 
Hampshire. 

He  had  planned  in  England  to  settle  at  Newtown  (now  Cambridge),  but 
owing  to  the  disaster  which  befell  the  Plough  Company  in  1631,  and  having 
received  a  call  from  Lynn,  Mass.,  then  called  Sagus,  he  proceeded  to  the 
place  last  named,  where  his  daughter,  Theodate,  wife  of  Christopher  Hussey, 
resided.  He  commenced  the  exercise  of  his  public  ministrations  on  Sun- 
day, June  8th,  1632,  without  installation,  having  formed  a  church  of  those 
who  desired  to  join  the  six  or  seven  persons  he  brought  with  him,  who 
are  said  to  have  been  members  of  the  church  with  him  in  England. 
The  first  meeting-house  in  Lynn  was  a  small,  plain  building,  without  bell  or 
steeple,  and  stood  on  the  northeastern  corner  of  Shepard  and  Summer 
Streets.     It  was  placed  in  a  small  hollow,  that  it  might  be  better  sheltered 

*  MS.  letter  of  Richard  Dummer  to  NathM  Bachiler,  sen.,  Hth  4th  mo.  1673,  "  my  cossen 
nathaniell  bachelor  of  Hampton." 

t  Letter  of  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler  to  the  church  in  Boston.  Mass.  Hist.  Coll.  Fourth 
Series,  Vol.  VII.,  101. 

%  Mass.  Hist.  Coll.    Fourth  Series,  VII.,  92  and  94  note. 


158  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  [April, 

from  the  winds,  and  was   partly  sunk  in  the  earth.     It  was  entered  by 
descending  several  steps/* 

On  the  first  Sunday  at  Lynn,  four  children  were  baptized.  Thomas 
Newhall,  the  first  white  child  born  in  Lynn,  was  first  presented.  Mr. 
Bachiler  put  him  aside,  saying  "  I  will  baptize  my  own  child  first,"  meaning 
Stephen  Hussey,  his  daughter's  child,  born  the  same  week  as  Thomas 
Newhall. 

Before  Mr.  Bachiler  had  been  preaching  four  months  at  Lynn,  he  fell 
under  "  suspicion  "  of  having  independent  ideas,  which  he  was  not  ready  to 
yield  at  the  dictation  of  others. 

Thereupon  the  General  Court  passed  the  following  order. 

"  Octobr  3,  1632,  Mr.  Batchel1-  is  required  to  forbeare  exercising  his  guifts 
as  a  pastr  or  teacher  publiquely  in  or  pattent,  unless  it  be  to  those  hee 
brought  with  him,  for  his  contempt  of  authority,  &  till  some  scandles  be 
removed."f 

The  word  "  scandals  "  was  ordinarily  used  in  our  early  history  to  denote 
some  religious  irregularity.  It  was  "  scandalous "  to  conduct  worship  in 
any  way  not  approved  by  the  rulers.  It  had  acquired  that  meaning  in 
England  before  the  emigration.^ 

It  does  not  appear  how  far  this  order  was  obeyed.  It  will  be  noticed 
that  Mr.  Bachiler  was  left  free  to  preach  to  those  he  brought  over,  and  no 
doubt  he  continued  his  ministrations.  At  all  events  after  five  months  this 
prohibition  was  removed  and  he  was  left  free  to  gather  a  church  in  Massa- 
chusetts Bay.  He  was  also  present  at  conferences  of  the  ministers  of  the 
colony,  Sept.  17,  1633,  and  Dec.  19,  1634,  the  first  meeting  having  been 
called  to  consider  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Cotton,  and  the  other  to  consult 
what  ought  to  be  done  if  a  general  governor  should  be  sent  out  of  England, 
and  whether  it  be  lawful  to  carry  the  cross  in  their  banners.§  On  the  loth 
of  March,  1635,  "two  of  the  elders  of  every  church  met  at  Sagus,  and 
spent  there  three  days.  The  occasion  was,  that  divers  of  the  brethren  of 
that  church,  not  liking  the  proceedings  of  the  pastor,  and  withal  making  a 
question,  whether  they  were  a  church  or  not,  did  separate  from  church 
communion.  The  pastor  and  other  brethren  desired  the  advice  and  help  of 
the  rest  of  the  churches,  who,  not  thinking  fit  to  judge  the  cause,  without 
hearing  the  other  side,  offered  to  meet  at  Sagus  about  it.  Upon  this  the 
pastor,  etc,  required  the  separate  members  to  deliver  their  grievances  in 
writing,  which  they  refusing  to  do,  the  pastor,  etc.,  wrote  to  all  the  churches, 
that,  for  this  cause,  they  were  purposed  to  proceed  against  them  as  persons 
excommunicated;  and  therefore  desired  them  to  stay  their  journey,  etc. 
This  letter  being  read  at  a  lecture  at  Boston  (where  some  of  the  elders  of 
every  church  were  present),  they  all  agreed  (with  consent  of  their  churches) 
to  go  presently  to  Sagus,  to  stay  this  hasty  proceeding,  etc.  Accordingly, 
being  met,  and  both  parties  (after  much  debate)  being  heard,  it  was  agreed 
that  they  were  a  true  church,  though  not  constituted,  at  first,  in  due  order, 
yet  after  consent  and  practise  of  a  church  estate,  had  supplied  that  defect; 
and  so  all  were  reconciled.  j| 

He  was  admitted  a  freeman  May  6,  1635.  It  seems  quite  probable  that 
he  was  the  minister  who  dissented  from  the  order  of  banishment  of  Roger 

*  Dow's  Hist.  Address,  Hampton,  N.  H.,  1838. 

t  Mass.  Colony  Records,  Vol.  I. 

X  By  "  scandalous  ministers  "  (says  Dc  Grey)  no  more  was  meant  than  the  being  truly 
orthodox,  truly  conformable  to  the  rules  and  orders  of  the  church,  and  faithful  and 
obedient  subjects  of  his  majesty.    Neal's  Hist.  Puritans,  II.,  483,  note. 

§  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  I.,  *  154.  ||  Ibid.,  I.  *  157. 


1892.]  Rev.  Stephen  Bachiler.  159 

Williams  in  October,  1635*  as  his  opinions  are  known  to  have  agreed 
closely  with  those  of  Williams,  and  no  minister  of  the  twelve  churches 
then  established  possessed  his  courage  in  maintaining  unpopular  opinions. 
It  is  to  be  considered  also  that  he  had  previously  been  disciplined  for 
departure  from  the  established  customs,  and  within  three  months  was 
again  in  trouble  from  the  same  cause.  In  January,  1635-6,  says  Win- 
throp,  "  Mr.  Batcheller  of  Sagus  was  convented  before  the  magistrates. 
The  cause  was,  for  that,  coming  out  of  England  with  a  small  body  of 
six  or  seven  persons,  and  having  since  received  in  many  more  at  Sagus, 
and  contention  growing  between  him  and  the  greatest  part  of  his  church 
(who  had,  with  the  rest,  received  him  for  their  pastor),  he  desired  dis- 
mission for  himself  and  his  first  members,  which  being  granted,  upon  sup- 
position that  he  would  leave  the  town  (as  he  had  given  out),  he  with 
the  said  six  or  seven  persons  presently  renewed  their  old  covenant,  in- 
tending to  raise  another  church  in  Sagus ;  whereat  the  most  and  chief  of 
the  town  being  offended,  for  that  it  would  cross  their  intentions  of  calling 
Mr.  Peter  or  some  other  minister,  they  complained  to  the  magistrates,  who, 
forseeing  the  distraction  which  was  like  to  come  by  this  course,  had  for- 
bidden him  to  proceed  in  any  such  church  way  until  the  cause  were 
considered  by  the  other  ministers,  etc.  But  he  refused  to  desist.  Where- 
upon they  sent  for  him,  and  upon  his  delay,  day  after  day,  the  marshal  was 
sent  to  fetch  him.f  Upon  his  appearance  and  submission  and  promise  to 
remove  out  of  the  town  within  three  months  he  was  discharged. "$  Peter 
however  refused  to  settle  at  Lynn,  preferring  Salem. 

These  distractions  in  the  Sagus  church  continued  until  Christmas,  1635, 
when  a  general  fast  was  proclaimed,  for  that  cause  and  others  and  presum- 
ably continued  until  February,  1636,  when  Bachiler  left  Lynn  and  went 
to  Ipswich,  where  he  received  a  grant  of  fifty  acres  of  land  and  a  prospect 
of  settlement,  but  from  some  reason,  not  yet  explained,  the  plan  miscarried. 
It  was  about  this  time,  on  the  17th  of  April,  1637,  that  Rev.  R.  Stansby 
writes  Rev.  John  Wilson  from  England  that  he  is  grieved  that  "  Others 
laye  downe  the  ministry  and  become  private  members,  as  Mr.  Bacheler, 
Mr.  Jenner,  and  Mr.  Nathan  Ward,  &c."  He  adds  that  this  fact  and 
others  of  like  nature  were  now  much  talked  about,  and  that  many  worthy 
people  were  prevented  from  emigrating  to  New  England  for  these  reasons, 
and  suggests  that  greater  liberty  be  granted  in  the  admission  of  members 
to  the  ehurch."§ 

Under  Mo.  1,  1637-8  Winthrop  says,  "Another  plantation  was  now  in 
hand  at  Mattakeese  (now  Yarmouth),  six  miles  beyond  Sandwich.  The 
undertaker  of  this  was  one  Mr.  Batchellor,  late  pastor  at  Sagus  (since 
called  Lynn),  being  about  seventy-six  years  of  age;  yet  he  walked  thither 
on  foot  in  a  very  hard  season.  He  and  his  company,  being  all  poor  men, 
finding  the  difficulty,  gave  it  over,  and  others  undertook  it."|| 

The  inducement  which  led  him  to  attempt  a  settlement  at  Yarmouth 
was  undoubtedly  the  fact  that  in  1637  a  large  number  of  his  former  parish- 
ioners removed  from  Lynn  and  commenced  a  settlement  at  Sandwich,  near 
Yarmouth,  under  a  grant  from  Plymouth  Colony.lF    Bachiler's  settlement  is 

*  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  I.,*  170,  171. 

t  The  arrest  of  a  minister  by  a  marshal  caused  much  gossip  throughout  the  country. 
See  Rev.  James  Parker's  protest  to  Gov.  Winthrop  on  being  so  arrested.  Mass.  Hist.  Coll. 
Fourth  Series,  Vol.  VII.,  441. 

+  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  I.,  *  176. 

$  Mass.  Hist.  Coll.,  Fourth  Series,  Vol.  VII.,  10,  11,  12. 

itj  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  I.,*  260.  1  Lewis's  Hist.  L ,  nn,  169. 

VOL.   XL VI.  14 


160  Rev,  Stephen  Bachiler,  [April, 

said  to  have  been  made  in  that  part  of  Barnstable  (then  Yarmouth)   called 
Old  Town,  and  was  about  one  hundred  miles  from  Ipswich  where  he  resided. 
His  next  removal  was  to  Newbury,  where,  on  the  6th  of  July,  1638,  the 
town  made   him   a  grant  of   land,   and   on  the  7th  of   October,  1638,  the 
General  Court  of  Massachusetts,  in  order  to  be  rid  of  a  troublesome  pastor 
and   also   to  strengthen   their  claim  to  the  territory  more  than  three  miles 
north   of  the  Merrimac,  granted  Mr.  Stephen  Bachiler  and  his   company, 
who  had  petitioned  therefor,  liberty  to  begin  a  plantation  at  Winnicunnet, 
now  called  Hampton,  N.  H.     On  Tuesday,   October  16,  1638,  the  settle- 
ment was  begun,  the  journey  from  Newbury  being  made  in  a  shallop.     On 
the  7th  of  June,  1639,    Winnicunnet   was  made  a  town,  and  further   about 
the  same  time  the  said  plantation  (upon  Mr.  Bachiler's  request  made  known 
to  the  court)  was  named  Hampton.*     This  name  was  most  probably  given 
in  honor  of   Hampton,  that  is,  Southampton,   in    England.     The  addition 
"  South  "   was   a  late  addition  to  distinguish  this  town  from  Hampton  in 
Mercia.     Winthrop   in   his   History  of  New  England  repeatedly   refers  to 
Southampton  as  Hampton. j     It  will  also  be  remembered  that  South  Stone- 
ham,  adjoining  Southampton,  and  in  the  gift  of  St.  Mary's  of  Southampton, 
was  the  last  residence  of  Mr.  Bachiler  in  England.     In  1639  the  inhabitants 
of  Ipswich   voted   to  give  Mr.  Bachiler  sixty  acres  of  upland  and  twenty 
acres  of  meadow,  if  he  would  reside  with  them  three  years.     He  preferred 
his  settlement  at  Hampton.     On  the  5th  of  July,  1639,  he  and  Christopher 
Hussey   sold  their  houses   and   lands  in  Newbury  for   "  six  score  pounds," 
and  thereafter  his  entire  interest  was  with  the  Hampton  settlement.     The 
town  in  1639  granted  their  pastor  three  hundred  acres  of  land  for  a  farm 
besides  his  house  lot,  and  he  gave  them  a  bell  for  the  meeting  house.     This 
bell   remained   in   use  until   about  February  15,  1703-4,   when  the   town 
voted  that  the  selectmen  should  agree  with  William  Partridge  Esq.,  to  pro- 
cure the  town  a  good  one  from  England  of  about  one  hundred  and   thirtie 
weight  and   that   they  send  to   him  the  ould  bell  that  is  splitt  to  make  of 
that   what   the  sd  Mr.  Partridg  can   towards   the  paying  for  a  new  one. J 
The   farm   was  laid  out  to  him  in  the  extreme  southern  limits  of  Hampton 
adjoining  Salisbury.     In  the  Hampton  record  book   containing   the  grants 
in  the  year  1644  and  1658,  copied  according  to  the  town  vote,  concerning 
the  copying  of  grants  with  witnesses,  if  necessary,  is  the  following : 

To  Steven  Bachiler  sometimes  of  Hampton. 

1.  Impr.  nine  acres  &  half  of  upland  granted  unto  him,  for  a  house  lott : — 

2.  &  five  acres  of  upland  aded  to  the  south-east  end  thereof :  fonrteuth  acres 
&  half  :  granted  unto  him  :  laying  between  the  upland  of  John  Samborn  towords 
the  south-west;  &  the  upland  of  Christopher  hussey  towords  the  north-east 
abutting  upon  the  meeting-house  greeu  in  pt  &  upland  of  John  Samborn  in  pt 
towords  the  south-east :  more  or  less  as  it  is  layd  out. 

3.  Item  abought  fower  acres  of  swrampy  growmd  granted  unto  him:  layeing 
between  the  ground  of  John  Samborns  towords  the  north-east :  &  the  ground  of 
Christopher  hussey  towords  the  south-west :  abutting  upon  the  meeting-house 
green  towrords  the  north-west  and  the  Oxe  common  towards  the  south-east  -t 
more  or  less  as  it  is  layd  out. 

4.  Item  eleven  acres  medow  granted  unto  him  layeing  between  the  medow 
of  henery  Ambros  towords  the  north :  and  the  medow  of  William  Samborn 
towords  the  south :  abutting  upon  the  upland  towards  the  west :  &  a  common 
waye  by  the  beach  towords  the  east :  more  or  less  as  it  is  layd  out. 

5.  Item  foure  acres  of  medow  granted  unto  him  :  layeing  between  the  medow 
of  Richard  Swaynes  toword  the  north  :  &  a  common  waye  towords  the  south, 

*  N.  H.  Provincial  Papers,  vol.  1,  p.  151.         f  Winthrop's  N.  E.,  vol.  1,  page  2  et  seq. 
J  Hampton  Records,  MSS.  Vol.  I.,  175. 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia.  161 

abutting  upon  certaine  upland  toworcl  the  east :  &  a  certain  river  called  Tayler 
river  towords  the  west,  more  or  less  as  it  is  layd  out. 

6.  Item  two  hundred  acres  of  upland  medow  &  marsh  for  a  farme  layeing 
between  the  line  of  Solsberry  in  pt :  &  the  farme  of  Mr.  Tymothy  Dalton  the 
Teacher  in  pt :  &  the  farme  of  John  Browne  in  pt  towords  the  south :  &  the 
farm  of  Christopher  Huse  towords  the  north  more  or  less  as  it  is  layd  outt. 

7.  Itt  eight  Acres  of  upland  in  the  East  feild  lying  between  the  land  of  Wil- 
liam Samborn  towards  the  south  and  como[n]  way  towards  the  north  abutting 
upon  the  fresh  medow  of  the  sd  Mr.  Bachelcler  towards  the  east  and  the  land  of 
John  Cliffords  towards  the  west  more  or  less  as  itt  is  layd  outt. 

The  earliest  statement  of  the  bounds  of  Hampton  is  said  to  be  taken 
from  a  very  old  manuscript  and  is  as  follows :  "  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Strawberry  Bank,  east  by  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  south  by  Salisbury  and  west 
by  the  Wilderness."*  Nine  entire  towns  and  parts  of  two  towns  have  since 
been  set  off  or  established  from  territory  then  belonging  to  Hampton. 

fTo  be  continued.] 


LEE   OF  VIRGINIA. 

By  J.  Henry  Lea,  Esq.,  Cedarhurst,  Fairhaven,  Mass. 
[Concluded  from  page  78.1 

The  Registers  of  West  Ham,  in  which  parish  Stratford-Langton  was 
situated,  having  most  unfortunately  perished  previous  to  1653,  it  seemed 
possible  that  something  might  be  gleaned  from  the  adjacent  parish  of  Stepney, 
and  there  seemed  the  more  reason  for  this  hope  as  the  grandson  of  Col. 
Richard  Lee,  Isaac  Lee  of  Virginia,  died  there  in  1727,f  which  would 
suggest  some  previous  connection  of  the  family  with  this  place. 

Two  laborious  days  were  passed  in  the  examination  of  the  very  volumin- 
ous Records  of  this  large  parish,  in  which  time  the  writer  searched  the 
Baptisms  and  Marriages  from  their  beginning  in  1568  to  1609,  and  the  Bap- 
tisms alone  to  1638,  but  without  tangible  result,  and  the  search  was  accord- 
ingly abandoned  at  this  point.J  A  significant  fact,  however,  may  be  noted 
in  the  frequent  occurrence  of  the  well  known  Virginia  names  of  Bland, 
Fairfax  and  Lightfoot,  while  that  of  Hancock  is  not  infrequent.  The  names 
of  Fulk  and  Gilbert  Lee  are  also  suggestive,  these  being  both  characteristic 
family  names  in  the  Shropshire  line,  and  it  is  also  noteworthy  that  Sir 
John  Lee,  Knt.,  of  Stepney,  was  grandson  of  Humphrey  Lee  of  Bridgnorth 
in  Salop,§  another  of  the  names  so  identified  with  the  Lees  of  Langley, 
although  the  arms  of  this  family  are  totally  different  from  the  latter. || 

*  New  York  Observer,  about  September,  1882. 

f  See  his  will  in  Mr.  Waters's  Gleanings  in  Register,  vol.  xliv.  p.  391.  This  Isaac  was 
certainly  the  son  of  Hancock  Lee,  for  proof  of  which  see  will  of  his  grandfather,  Isaac 
Allerton,  cited  in  Register,  xliv.  p.  292,  by  which  it  will  be  seen  that  Hancock's  wife  was 
not  Elizabeth  but  Sarah,  an  error  which  has  evidently  prevented  the  previous  identification 
of  Isaac  Lee. 

J  The  writer's  most  cordial  thanks  are  due  to  the  Rev.  G.  W.  Hill,  the  rector,  and  his 
assistant,  Rev.  W.  H.  Frere.  for  courtesy  shown  in  this  tedious  and  troublesome  task. 

§  See  pedigree  in  London  and  Middlesex  Note  Book  by  VV.  P.  W.  Phillimore,  No.  2, 
July,  1891. 

||  Arms  granted  Dec.  20,  1593,  to  Lee  of  London  and  of  Billesley,  co.  Warwick  :— Arg.  a 
fesse  Sa.,  in  chief  two  pellets,  in  base  two  martlets  of  the  second.  Crest: — A  Talbot's 
head  Arg.,  collared  Az.,  to  the  collar  a  ring  and  line  of  the  last. — Edmondson's  Heraldry, 
London,  1780. 


162  Lee  of  Virginia.  [April, 

The  writer's  intention  had  been  to  print  the  results  of  the  Stepney 
search  in  full,  but  in  view  of  the  extreme  improbability  of  the  connection 
of  most  of  the  many  Lees  found  there  with  the  family  in  question,  he  has 
decided  to  give  only  the  few  extracts  which  follow. 

Registers  of  St.  Dunstan-in-the-East,  Stepney,  Middx. 

Marriages. 
1604 — Maye — ffowlke  Lee  of  Ratclif  &  Rabbidge  Hawkins  of  ye  same, 

married  vi  day. 
1605 — December  1 — Thomas  Singleton  of  shad  well   &   Margaret  Ivey  of 

the  same  widow. 

Baptisms. 

1595 — Aug.  10 — Agnes  daughter  of  Gilbert  Ley  of  Ratcliffe. 

1598 — June  25 — Andrew  sonn  of  Gilbert  Ley  of  Ratclif. 

1600— Nov.  18— Mary  daughter  of  Gilbert  Lea  of  Ratclif. 

1605 — Noueb.  2 — John  sonn  of  ffookes  Lee  of  Ratclif,  Sailler 

1607 — Oct.  11 — Phillipp  sonn  of  ffowkes  Lee  of  Ratclif,  sailler. 

1615 — Apr.  6 — William  sonn  of  Mr.  John  Lee  of  Mylend,  gent,  of  xv 

daies  ould.* 
1619 — May  11 — Katherine  daughter  of  Sr  John  Lee  of  Myleend  knight  & 

Sara  his  wife  11  days  old. 

1610. — Nuncupative  Will  of  Gilbert  Lee  of  Stepney. 

In  the  Name  of  God  Amen  abowte  the  first  day  of  Jan.  A.  d.  1610, 
according  to  ye  computation  of  the  Church  of  England,  Gilbert  Lee  of 
Ratcliffe  in  the  pish  of  Stepney  ats  Stebneth  in  the  Com  of  Middx,  Mar- 
riner,  being  at  sea  aborde  the  good  shipp  called  ye  vnion  of  London,  being 
some  what  ill  but  of  p'fect  minde  &  memory,  called  for  one  Mr  Bradshaw  a 
merchant  in  the  said  shipp  &  signified  vnto  him  that  he  hath  made  his  will 
but  was  purposed  to  alter  it,  where  vppon  M*  Bradshaw  demanded  what  his 
will  or  purpose  was  or  words  to  this  effect — Mary  quoth  the  said  Gilbert 
Lea  my  will  or  minde  is  that  my  brother  Anthony  Briant  &  his  wife  shall 
have  all  that  estate  I  have  or  words  to  ye  like  effect,  sauing  twenty  pounds 
that  I  give  tomy  brother,  meaning  his  brother  Lee,  &  other  ten  pounds 
that  I  give  to  one  of  myne  name  dwelling  in  St.  Catherines  And  I  make 
the  said  An  thony  Bryant  &  his  wife  extors  of  my  will  &  testm*  or  words  to 
the  like  effecte  where  vppon  Mr  Bradshaw  made  this  will  wch  was  acknow- 
ledged by  the  said  Gilbert  Lee  the  testator  before  diuers  witnesses  &  his 
former  will  cancelled  wch  will  soe  composed  in  wrighting  cannot  yet  come 
to  the  hands  of  the  said  Extors  but  was  to  ye  effecte  as  aforesaid.  Witnesses 
of  the  truth  of  the  p'mises — Thos.  Peerce  his  mark,  Ralph  Wilson,  pilot, 
John  Bingle,  Mr.  Bullock  ye  surgeant,  Pro.  22  July  1611  by  Anthony  & 
Anne  Briant.  Com.  Ct.  Lond.,  Vol.  21,  fo.  353. 

*  Mr.  John  Lee,  afterward  Sir  John  Lee,  Knt.,  was  Churchwarden  of  this  parish  in  1612 
and  many  subsequent  years.  He  resided  in  Whitehorse  street,  and  was  the  third  of  three 
distinguished  brothers,  sons  of  Sir  Robert  Lee.  Knt.,  Mayor  of  London,  1602-3,  all  of 
whom  were  knighted  for  their  public  services.  He  was  knighted  before  1616  (22  Jan. 
1615-6  at  Theobald's  Inn,  London,  see  Metcalf's  Book  of  Knights,  p.  166),  his  name  as 
a  knight  occurring  in  the  list  of  Churchwardens  of  that  year.  In  1618  he  was  made  Keeper 
of  the  Ordinance  Stores  at  the  Tower.  He  married  first  to  Sarah  Woodward,  who  died  in 
1625  and  was  buried  at  Stepney,  December  27th  of  that  year;  and  second  to  Joan  Lott, 
widow  of  Henry  Lott  of  Stepney,  license  dated  5  November,  1633.  He  was  buried  16 
November,  1642.  (Stepney  Memorials,  Pt.  II.,  fo.  61.)  His  daughter  Catherine  {see  her 
baptism)  married  \Villiam  Culham  of  St.  Catherine  Creech urch,  Girdler,  her  father's 
consent  being  attested  by  her  brother  Robert  Lee,  allegation  dated  8  June,  1635,  and  in 
which  she  is  called  20  years  of  age — an  evident  error.     (Harl.  Soc.  xxvi.  222.) 


1892.]  Lee  of  Virginia,  163 

1611. — Will  of  ffolke  Lee  {of  Stepney  in  Act  Booh)  weake  of  body; 
Dated  26  ffeb.  1611;  is  indebted  to  Thomas  Steward,  Pusser,  &  to  Luke 
Nott,  who  are  to  be  payed  out  of  Callicoes  wch  are  in  my  Cheist ;  to  wife 
one  third  of  money  or  goods  dewe  me;  youngest  son  John  Lee  other  third; 
to  Thomas  Harris*  a  motley  gown ;  wiefe  Executrix ;  Overseer — William 
Marten;  Wit:  William  Hughes,  Thomas  Harris  &  Walter  Woodwarde; 
Pro.  by  Robridge,  relict  &  Extrx  named  in  will,  14  July  1614. 

Com.  Ct.  Lond.,  Vol.  22,  fo.  344. 

The  following  will  was  only  found  after  the  preceding  MS.  had  been  sent 
to  the  printer,  and,  with  the  Admons  which  accompany  it,  gives  room  for 
much  speculation. 

We  have  here  still  another  Lee  connected  with  Stratford  Langton  in  the 
first  half  of  the  17th  century  and,  from  what  we  now  know  of  Col.  Richard 
Lee's  connection  with  the  Lees  of  Salop,  we  cannot  doubt  that  this 
Humphrey  was  his  near  kinsman.  That  he  was  the  so  long  sought  father 
is  very  improbable,  as  Richard  is  not  named  in  his  will,  but  he  may  well 
have  been  a  brother  or,  more  probably,  an  uncle  of  the  emigrant.  The 
name  of  Humphrey  is  common  to  all  branches  of  the  Shropshire  family, 
but  that  of  Walter  seems  to  point  to  that  branch  which  became  extinct  in 
England  with  the  death  of  Sir  Richard  Lee,  Bart.,  of  Langley  and  Acton 
Burnell  in  April,  1660.f 

The  connection  of  Humfrie  Lee  with  the  parish  of  St.  Olaves  in  South- 
wark  is  also  noteworthy,  as  this  was  the  residence  of  yet  another  of  the 
Salop  family,  i.  e.  that  Richard  Lee  who  married  Elizabeth  Langdon  and 
who  was  so  absurdly  identified  with  Col.  Richard,!  with  even  less  rhyme 
or  reason  than  was  shown  in  the  attempt  to  affiliate  him  with  the  Quarren- 
don  Family  in  the  person  of  Sir  Robert  Lee's  deceased  infant  son  Richard. § 
Still  another  brother  of  the  first  named  Richard  is  known  to  have  resided 
in  St.  Olaves,  i.  e.  Thomas  Lee,  draper,  who  was  deceased  in  1681,  leaving 
issue,  as  we  know  by  reference  in  will  of  his  brother,  Lancelot  Lee,  Citizen 
&  Fishmonger  of  London  (by  Company,  but  draper  by  trade). || 

The  Admon.  of  Edward  Lockey  is  also  most  interesting,  as  showing  one 
of  the  Lockey  family  (perhaps  a  brother  of  that  John  Lockey  who  was 
Executor  of  Col.  Richard's  will,  but,  most  unfortunately,  the  Lockey  family 
seem  to  have  had  an  unbusiness-like  habit  of  dying  intestate,  so  that  we 
have  no  light  on  the  connection  between  them,)  as  settled  in  Virginia  and 
as  dying  in  the  parish  of  St.  Catherine  Creechurch  in  London.  Comparison 
of  the  pedigree  of  the  family  of  George  Lee  of  this  parish  and  their  known 
connection  with  Stratford  Langton  and  St.  Catherine's  will  at  once  show  the 
great  importance  of  this  reference. 

1645. — Humfrie  Lee,  Citizen  &  Haberdasher  of  London,  weak  in  bodie; 
Dated  24  June,  21  Chas.,  1645;  To  poor  of  Westham,  Essex,  £3;  wife 
Marie  Lee  lands  &c  in  psh  of  Christ  Church,  London,  for  life,  she  paying 
£20  yerely  to  sonne  Walter  Lee  &  with  remainder  to  him,  also  a  lease  I 
hold  of  Sr  John  Miller,  &  also  lease  of  8  tenmts  in  St.  Martins,  Ludgate, 

*  In  this  connection  the  following  extract  from  the  Stepney  Registers  is  most  suggestive  : 
1624 — May  1 — Jn°  sonne  Jn°  Harris  of  Virginia,  gent,  &  Dorothy  his  wife,  borne  in  the 
house  of  Edward  Lymbery  of  Lyme  House  mar:  the  same  day — {baptized). 
f  Burke's  Extinct  &  Dormant  Baronetages,  ed.  1841,  fo.  305. 
X  Mead's  Gen.  Hist,  of  the  Lee  Family,  New  York,  1871. 

I  Descent  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee  of  Virginia,  by  Rev.  F.  G.  Lee,  D.C.L.,  &c,  London,  1884. 
f|  Will  of  Lancelot  Lee,  Linen  Draper,  Cit.  &  Fishmonger  of  Lond.,  dat.  29  Mar.,  pro.  21 
Apr.  1681,  names  bro.  Thomas  Lee  of  Southwark,  deed.,  his  two  ch.  Lancelot  &  Hester. 

P.C.C.    North,  60. 

VOL.   XLVI.  14* 


164  Lee  of  Virginia.  [April. 

London,  wch  I  hold  from  the  Co.  of  Goldsmiths,  for  her  life,  with  rem.  to 
such  of  her  child,  as  shalbe  most  dutiful,  &  to  her  also  the  house  where  I 
now  dwell  situate  in  Stratford  Langthorne,  in  psh  of  Westham,  co.  Essex, 
for  her  life  &  she  to  dispose  of  same  to  her  child,  at  her  decease  &  to  her 
all  household  stuff  with  rem.  to  child.;  to  sonne  Samuell  Lee  the  tenmt  or 
Taverne  neere  the  Mooregate,  Lond.  called  the  Salutation  Taverne,  where 
one  Dawes  now  dwelleth,  he  paying  to  his  mother,  my  wife,  £15  yearely; 
sonne  Walter  Lee  lands  in  psh  of  St.  Olaves,  Southworke,  co.  Surrey, 
called  Crosse  Keyes  &  Crosse  Keyes  Allie,  he  paying  to  his  brother,  my 
sonne  Jeremy  Lee,  £20  yearly  for  life;  todau.  Mary  Long  the  lease  I  now 
hold  of  Deane  &  Chapter  of  Paulls;  dau.  Hanna  Geeringe  lease  of  2  houses 
in  Mugwell  Streete,  Lond. ;  dau.  Sarah  Maninge  the  lease  I  now  hold  of 
one  Poinntarie  Gulstoune;  to  sonne  John  Lee  £100  out  of  my  Bills  of 
publiq  faith  when  ye  same  shalbe  paid  in;  grdau.  Marie  Sharpe  the  same 
bequest  to  be  in  her  mother,  Hanna  Geeringe's,  use;  grchild  Humfrey 
Manige  £15  out  of  Bills  of  publique  faith  to  use  of  his  ffather  Thomas 
Maninge ;  balance  of  estate  to  be  div.  amongst  children ;  sonne  Walter  Lee 
Executor;  all  servants  with  me  at  decease  40s.  each;  Wit:  Thomas  ffowell, 
Robert  Glover,  John  Heath  &  Anthony  Mylls.  Probate  5  Jan.  1645,  to 
Executor  named  in  will.  P.  C.  C.     Twisse,  7. 

Administrations. 

1661 — Lee,    Gualterus  Middx.  Mar. 

(This  from  the  Calendars;  unfortunately  the  Act  Books  for  the  year  1661 
have  perished.  The  two  following  entries  however  will  no  doubt  supply  all 
the  information  that  could  have  been  obtained  from  that  which  is  lost.) 

1666 — May  28 — Commission  was  issued  to  William  Dawson,  principal 
Creditor  of  Walter  Lee,  late  of  the  parish  of  St.  Giles-in-the-Fields,  co. 
Middlx.,  to  administer  &c.  Mary  Lee,  the  relict,  having  deceased  without 
having  fully  administered.  Former  grant  made  in  March  1661.  {Margi- 
nal note  refers  to  1667.)  P.  C.  C.  Act  Bk.,  fo.  112. 

1667 — June  25 — Commission  issued  to  John  Lee,  nat.  &  legit,  brother 
of  Walter  Lee,  late  of  the  parish  of  St.  Giles-in-the-Fields,  deed,  to  ad- 
minister goods  &c  not  administered  by  Mary  Lee  the  relict,  to  whom 
letters  of  admon.  were  issued,  "  sic  ut  prefertur  inadministrand  cuidam 
Wm:  Dawson  als  mense  Maij  1666  concess  prius  revocat  pront  ex  actis 
Curiae  Liquet,     g  decent."*  P.  C.  C.  Act.  Bk.,  fo.  103. 

1667 — Edward  Lockey.  Gilbert,  Proctor  of  Diocese  of  Arch,  of  Can- 
terbury &c  &c  to  Richard  Walton  of  parish  of  St.  Catherine  Creechurch, 
London,  Merchant  Tailor,  Greeting.  Whereas  Edward  Lockey,  late  of 
Virginia  in  the  West  Indies,  but  in  parish  of  St.  Catherine  Creechurch, 
London,  deceased,  was  whilst  he  lived  &  at  time  of  his  death  seized  of  cer- 
tain goods  &c  in  sundry  Dioceses,  the  said  Richard  Walton  is  empowered 
to  sell  all  such  goods  to  best  advantage  &  to  make  return  of  same  to  Sir 
William  Merricke,  Knt.,  Dr  of  Laws  &c,  Registrar  of  sd  Court,  dated  last 
of  October,  1667. 

Inventory  of  Edward  Lockey,  late  of  Virginia,  planter,  taken  21  Oct. 
1667,  by  Robert  Jackmon,  Ralph  Ashenden,  William  Drope,  Marke  Wark- 

*  The  wording  of  the  last  part  of  this  Act  being  somewhat  unusual,  it  has  been  transcribed 
verbatim.  It  would  appear  that  this  Walter  Lee  died  abroad,  perhaps  in  Virginia.  This 
fact  is  not  referred  to  in  the  previous  Act,  although  no  doubt  it  is  mentioned  in  the  first  one 
which  has  now  perished. 


1892.  Lee  of  Virginia.  165 

man  &  William  Barrett.     (Consists  of  wearing  apparell  &  a  large  quantity 
of  tobacco  valued  at  2|  d  per  pound). 

Sume  totall  CCxlvj11  xj8  xjd. 

P.  C.  C.  Act  Bk,  fo.  143. 

In  conclusion,  the  following  will  is  interesting  as  showing  a  member  of 
the  Shropshire  family  (this  Gilbert  was  the  son  of  John  and  Joyce  (Rom- 
ney)  Lee  of  Coton  &  Nordley  Regis)  as  resident  at  Tolleshunt  Darcy  in 
Essex,  a  few  miles  to  the  North  East  of  Stratford  Langton,  in  the  early 
part  of  the  17th  century.  To  requests  for  permission  to  examine  the 
Registers  of  this  parish,  which  date  from  1560,  no  answer  has  as  yet  been 
obtained. 

1621. — Will  of  Gilbert  Lee  of  Tolson  Darcye,  co  Essex,  Esq;  Dat.  4 
July  1621;  Pro.  12  Oct  1621;  Names  nephew  John  Lee,  gent;  wife 
Elizabeth  Lee;  friends  William  Herbert,  Esq.,  John  Gough,  gent,  & 
Xpofer  Awbrey,  gent.;  brothers  Richard  Lee  &  Josias  Lee,  gent;  wife's 
dan  Susan  Pigott ;  nephew  John  Lee  Executor ;  Wit.  Chr :  Awbrey, 
George  Shorte  &  Cardin  ffantres.  P.  C.  C.  Dale,  84. 

This  completes  the  evidence  now  in  hand,  but  it  is  the  writer's  intention 
to  devote  his  earliest  leisure  to  the  careful  study  of  the  pedigree  of  the 
English"  family,  of  which  he  has  now  probably  the  most  perfect  &  fully 
corrected  copy  in  existence,  and  by  following  out  each  of  the  cadet  branches 
of  this  he  hopes  to  attain  that  success  which  has  so  far  failed  to  crown  his 
efforts  in  working  backward  from  the  Emigrant. 

A  thorough  search  of  the  Parish  Registers  of  St.  Catherine  Creechurch, 
St.  Olaves  Southwark,  St.  Giles-in-the-Fields,  and  perhaps  others,  as  well 
as  an  exhaustive  search  of  the  Gloucester  and  Worcester  Probate  Courts, 
would  seem  to  be  the  next  step  involved  in  the  clearing  up  of  the 
mystery  which  still  shrouds  the  parentage  of  the  Virginian  Emigrant,  but 
the  labor  and  expense  attendant  on  such  a  search  would  be  so  great  that  it 
is  probable  that  none  but  a  member  of  the  family  actually  interested  would 
care  to  undertake  it.  The  writer  has  already  devoted  much  time  that  he 
could  ill  afford  to  waste  on  this  work,  but  is  well  rewarded  by  the  thought 
that  he  has  done  something  towards  clearing  the  history  of  a  gentle  and 
honorable  family  from  the  cloud  of  doubt  thrown  over  its  origin  by  the 
inconsiderate  zeal  of  those  who  have  hap-hazarded  so  wildly  on  the  subject. 


Since  the  publication  of  the  earlier  pages  of  this,  the  writer  is  in  receipt  of 
several  letters  from  members  of  the  family  and  others  endorsing  and  accepting 
the  conclusions  reached ;  one  of  which  contains  the  following  inscriptions  and 
letter,  the  latter  an  answer  to  the  letter  already  printed  (Mead's  Lee  Family,  p. 
65)  from  William  Lee,  Esq.,  of  London,  to  Dr.  Harry  Lee  of  Winchester  College, 
and  which  gives  additional  weight  to  the  statement  made  (see  p.  65)  of  the 
relationship  claimed  and  allowed  on  both  sides  of  the  Atlantic. 

This  Monument  was  erected  to  the  memory  of  the  Honourable  Col0 
Thomas  Lee  (Commander  in  Chief  &  President  of  his  Majesties  Council 
for  this  Colony,  descended  from  the  very  ancient  &  Honourable  Family  of 
Lees  in  Shrop-shire  in  England,  who  dyed  November  14,  1750,  aged  60 
years)  &  of  the  Hon1  Mrs  Hannah  Lee,  his  Wife,  by  Philip  Ludwell  Lee, 
their  eldest  Son,  as  a  just  &  dutyfull  Tribute  to  so  excellent  a  Father  & 
Mother,  Patterns  of  conjugal  virtue:  they  are  buried  eighteen  Miles  from 

this,  in  the  Family  burying  place  called  the  old *  in  Cople  Parish 

in  this  County  &c  &c  (The  rest  being  poetical  inscription). 

*  Paper  torn  and  this  word  obliterated, 


166  Lee  of  Virginia.  [April, 

On  the  Grave  Stone: 

Here  lies  buryed  the  Honourable  Col0  Thomas  Lee,  who  deed  November 

14,  1750  aged  GO his  loved  wife  Mrs  Hannah  Lee,  she  dep  .  .  . 

January  25,  1749-50,  their  Monument  is  erected  in  .  .  .  lower  Church  of 
Washington  Parish,  in  this  County  .  .  .  miles  above  their  County  seat 
Stratford  Hall.* 

Sir 

I  return  you  Thanks  for  your  civil  &  polite  Letter  &  likewise  my 
good  Friend  Mr  Batson  for  making  me  known  to  you.  I  wish  it  was  in  my 
Power  to  give  you  that  Intelligence  which  you  so  earnestly  desire  of  ye 
Genealogy  of  our  Family.  The  Pedigree  which  my  Father  left  behind 
him,  is  now  in  the  Possession  of  my  elder  Brother  which,  to  the  best  of  my 
Remembrance  traces  our  Family  from  the  Saxon  Government.  As  He  is 
abroad,  I  cannot  procure  it  from  him,  but  I  have  sent  to  another  Relation, 
who  I  believe  has  a  Copy  of  it.  As  to  myself,  being  a  younger  Brother,  I 
never  made  a  deep  Enquiry  into  the  Origin  of  our  Family.  As  far  as  my 
Knowledge  extends  I  will  reveal  to  you.  My  Grandfather  Tho :  Lee  who 
was  a  Barrister  of  Law  Lincolns  Inn  married  a  Daughter  of  John  Eldred 
of  Great  Saxham  in  Norfolk,  from  which  Alliance  I'm  related  to  William 
of  Wykeham.  He  left  several  children,  the  eldest  was  my  Father — another 
Son  who  settl'd  in  Wiltshire  &  has  left  Children  behind  him.  The  Third 
a  Clergyman  who  had  Issue  but  are  now  dead.  The  Heir  to  the  Lee  in 
Wiltshire  is  a  young  Man  in  the  Army.  He  has  two  Brothers  &  several 
Sisters.  The  Second  is  a  Linen  Draper  in  London,  &  the  youngest  is  now 
at  School  here  &  upon  the  Foundation,  as  a  Founder  kinsman.  He  is  one 
of  the  Senior  Boys  of  the  School,  &  I  hope  will  soon  succeed  to  New 
College  in  Oxford.  My  own  Family  are  numerous  One  Brother  &  Seven 
Sisters  who  are  married  &  dispers'd.  As  soon  as  I  can  get  a  perfect 
Account  of  our  Family  you  shall  hear  from  me.  In  the  mean  Time,  if  you 
shou'd  have  a  Desire  of  seeing  your  young  Relation  whom  you  have  been 
so  kind  as  to  send  to  Winchester  School,  you  will  make  my  Wife  &  Me 
extremely  happy  by  favouring  us  with  your  Company.  You  may  depend 
upon  it,  I  shall  not  fail  paying  my  Respects  to  you  the  first  Time  I  go  to 
London.  My  Brothers  Wife  is  now  with  me,  she  leaves  me  Friday  next 
in  order  to  go  to  her  Husband.  He  gives  but  a  very  indifferent  Account 
of  himself  in  his  Letters.  I  shall  desire  my  Sister  to  communicate  the 
Contents  of  your  Letter  to  him.  We  are  not  related  to  the  Earl  of  Litch- 
field. There  is  a  Doctor  Lee  in  London,  a  Physician,  &  I'm  inform'd  bears 
our  Arms,  whether  he  is  related  to  us  or  not,  I  know  not.  My  Sister  & 
Wife  join  in  Complt8  to  you,  with 

Dear  Sir 
Your  most  obedient  Servant 

Win:  Coll:  Septr  12.  1771.  &  Kinsman  (signed)  Harry  Lee. 

(Direction)         William  Lee  P^sq1" 

Great  Tower  hill 
London. 

Sealed  with  arms  of  Lee  of  Langley  (with  10  billets). 
(Endorsed)  Winchester  1771   Dr  Harry  Lee  Sept.  12th  Recd  Sept  13th 
Answd  fully  Oct.  26.  1771.     Paid  Pos.  /3  ent.  P.  B.  fol  21.     In  answer  to 
mine  of  the  9th  ab*  our  Family  &  his  alliance  to  WU1  of  Wykeham. 

*  Copied  from  an  old  paper  in  a  fragmentary  condition  in  the  hand-writing  of  Richard 
Henry  Lee,  without  date  but  supposed  to  be  about  1765  or  thereabouts. 


1892.]     Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.         167 


RECORD  OF  MARRIAGES  SOLEMNIZED  IN  THE  EAST 
PARISH  OF  BRIDGEWATER,  MASS. 

From  March  4,  1725,  to  August  3,  1803, 


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By  the  Rev.  John  Angier  (settled  1724,  died  April  14,  1787),  and  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Angier,  his  son  and  colleague  (settled  1767,  died  Jan.  18,  1805). 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  Henry  F.  Jenks,  A.M.,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  from  the  original 

manuscript  in  the  possession  of  Miss  Mary  H.  Rust,  of  East  Bridgewater, 

great-great-granddaughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Angier. 

["Concluded  from  page  57.] 
1787. 

Febry.  15th. — Joseph  Keith  ye  2d  &  Betsey  Sherman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Febry.  20th. — Asa  Forrest  of  Halifax  &  Susa  Mitchell  of  Bridgwater. 

March  1st. — Ephraim  Tinkham  of  Middleborough  &  Molly  Gurney  of 
Bridgwater.  [water. 

March  20th. — Samuel  Whitman,  Junr.  &  Hannah  Egerton,  both  of  Bridg- 

April  3d. — Turner  Phillips  &  Huldah  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  5th. — Benjamin  Tayler  &  Martha  Childs,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

May  17th. — Oliver  Pratt  &  Susanna  Lowden,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

June  21st. — Dyer  Robinson  &  Abigail  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

August  23d. — Jacob  Pool,  Junr.  of  Abiugton  &  Zeruiah  Whitmarsh  of 
Bridgwater. 

September  20th. — Jonah  Besse  &  Eunice  Washburn,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  1st. — Seth  Allen  Whitman  &  Philebert  Whitman,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Novbr.  15th. — Benjamin  Pinchin  &  Molly  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  22d. — Daniel  Cushing  &  Zeruiah  Chamberlain,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Carry'd  to  the  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  Janry.  8th.  1788. 

1788. 
Janry.  10th. — Seth  Gurney  and  Rebecca  Packard,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Febry.  20th. — James  Lincoln  of  Cohasset  in  the  County  of  Suffolk  &  Nabby 

Mitchel  of  Bridgwater. 
March  17th, — Alexander  Terril  &  Lydia  Bryant,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
March  27th. — Nathan  Whitman  &  Mercy  Byram,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
April  3d. — Timothy  Allen  &  Celia  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
May  14th. — William  Harris  &  Alice  Mitchel,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
July  10th. — Isaac  Allen   of  Bridgwater  &  ye  Widow  Susanna  Allen  of 

Brookfield.  [water. 

July  23d. — Josiah   Parris  of   Pembroke  &  Experience  Lowden  of  Bridg- 
Octob'r  7th. — Ebenezer    Whitman,    Junr.    &    Lydia    Whitman,    both    of 

Bridgwater. 
Octob'r.  16. — George  Byram  &  Phebe  Randal,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Octob'r.  22d. — Solomon  Johnson  &  Sally  Robinson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  25. — Israel  Cowing  of  Scituate  &  Rebecca  Wade  of  Bridgwater. 
Carry'd  to  ye  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  April  7.  1789. 

1789. 

April  2d. — Joel  Edson  &  Hannah  Packard,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  16th. — Benjamin  Strowbridge  of  Middleborough,  &  Elisabeth  Whit- 
man of  Bridgwater. 


168       Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass,     [April, 

April  23d. — Mark  Phillips,  Junr.  &  Celia  Chamberlain,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Sept.  10th. — Nathan  Bates  of  Abington  &  Betty  Allen  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  24th. — Daniel  Bryant  of  Watertown  &  Jennit  Mitchell  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Octob'r.  20th. — William  Keith,  Junr.  &  Abigail  Russel,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  5th. — Noah  Hobart  of  Abington  &  Deborah  Winslow  Thomas  of 
Bridgwater. 

Decembr.  31st. — Israel  Bailey  &  Lucy  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Carry'd  to  ye  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  April  19th,  1790. 

1790. 

May  13th. — Noah  Packard  of  Dartmouth  &  Polly  Packard  of  Bridgwater. 

June  10th. — Noah  Ramsdale  of  Abington  &  Hittie  .Whitmarsh  of  Bridg- 
water. 

June  16th. — Oakes  Whitman  &  Susanna  Barrell,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

August  9th. — Samuel  Rogers  &  Betty  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  13th. — Luther  Hatch  of  Hanover  &  Molly  Whitman  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  23d. — Winslow  Thomas  &  Polly  Cole,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Decembr.  9th. — John  Porter  2d  &  Susa  Groves,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1791. 

Janry.  25th. — William  Soul  of  Halifax  &  Rachel  Dillingham  of  Bridg- 
water, [water. 

Janry.  27th. — Benjamin  Harris,  Junr.   &  Sarah  Mitchel,  both  of  Bridg- 

March  22d. — Reuben  Tomson  &  Eunice  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

March  24th. — Barzee  Kingman  &  Molly  Phillips,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  14th. — Jacob  Mitchel  &  the  Widow  Jerusha  Latham,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Carry'd  to  the  Town  Clerk,  to  be  recorded  April  23d,  1791. 

June  13th. — Oliver  Mitchel  &  Armelia  Gannett,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

August  1st. — Seth  By  ram  &  Matilda  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  29th. — David  Byram  &  Lucy  Randal,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Octobe'r  26th. — George  Briggs  of  Norton  &  Elisabeth  Whitman  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Novbr.  14th. — David  Howard  &  Rebecca  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

and  also  Timothy  Allen  &  ye  Widow  Betty  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  17th. — Zenas  Whitman  &  Sally  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1792. 

March  12th. — Henry  Thornberry  Smith  &  Priscilla  Brown,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

March  16th. — Libeus  Washburn  of  Plymton  &  Alice  Keith  of  Bridgwater. 
Carry'd  to  ye  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  April  26th,  1792. 

May  3d. — Thomas  Snell  &  Susanna  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

May  17th. — Daniel  French  &  Rhoda  Tribou,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

July  4th. — Josiah  Keen  &  Hannah  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Octob'r.  22d. — John  Boyd  of  New  York  &  Jane  Orr  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  1st. — Zenas  Keith  &  Jane  Cary,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novembr.  29th. — John  Quincy  Keith  &  Mary  Hudson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1793. 

Janry.  21st. — Josiah  Johnson,  Junr.  &  Olive  Orcutt,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Febry.  7th. — Thomas  Hearsey  of  Abington  &  Deborah  Pool  of  Bridg- 
water. 


1892.]      Marriages  of  East  Parish^  Bridgewater,  Mass.       169 

Febry.  19th. — Jonathan    Kingman,    Junr.    &  Mehitabel  Hudson,  both  of 
Bridgwater. 

Carry'd  to  ye  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  April  27th,  1793. 
August  22d. — John  Lowden  &  Susanna  Clark,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
August  27th. — Bela  Reed  &  Polly  Beal,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  12th. — Seth  Keith  &  Molly  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  26th. — Byram  Lazell  &  Jennit  Wesley,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1794. 

Janry  1st. — Lot  Ramsdel  &  Lucinda  Gannet,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Febry.  24th. — Jarib  White  of  Amherst  in  ye  County  of  Hamshire  &  Ruth 
Shearman  of  Bridgwater,  in  ye  County  of  Plymouth. 

Carry'd  to  ye  Town  Clerk  to  be  recorded,  May  2d,  1794. 

May  29th. — Silas  Shaw  of  Rindge  in  New  Hampshire  &  Lucy  White  of 
Bridgwater. 

June  4th. — John  Terril  Junr.  &  Rhoda  Smith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

June  11th. — Mr.  Nahum  Mitchell  &  Nabby  Lazell,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

July  3d. — Calvin  Keith  &  Bethia  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

July  17th. — South  worth  Washburn  &  Rebecca  Bisbee,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

August  11th. — Rodolphus  Kinsley  of  Stoughton  &  Salome  Cary  of  Bridg- 
water. 

also  Asahel  Allen  &  Rhoda  Tilson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  30th. — John  Loring  of  Turner  &  Jennett  Barrell  of  Bridgwater. 

Octobr.  20th. — James  Lamberton  of  Ware  in  ye  County  of  Hamshire,  & 
Hannah  Chamberlain  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  6th. — Isaac  Alden  ye  2d  &  Ruth  Byram,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Decbr.  4th. — Jacob  Louden  &  Susanna  Phillips,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1795. 

March  5th. — Ezra  Whitman,  Junr.  &  Eunice  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

March  17th. — Zebulon  Allen  &  Priscilla  Attwood,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Carry'd  to  the  Town  Clerk,  April  3d,  1795. 

April  29th. — John  Harris  &  Eunice  Young,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  1st. — Harlow  Harden  &  Sarah  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  3d. — William  Pool  of  Bridgwater  &  Sarah  Packard  of  Abington. 

Novbr.  12th. — Eleazar  Keith  &  ye  widow  Susanna  Keith,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, [water. 

Novbr.  19th. — Joseph  Thayer  of  Stoughton  &  Sarah  Richards  of   Bridg- 

Decembr.  31st. — Ebenezer  Noyes  of  Abington  &  Betty  Ramsdel  of  Bridg- 
water. 

1796. 

Janry.  21st. — Abel  Delano  of  Pembroke  &  Deborah  Pinchin  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Janry.  26th. — David  Allen  &  Rachel  Dunbar,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

also  William  Bonney  &  Molly  Dunbar,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Febry.  9th. — Stephen  Snell  &  Patty  Cole,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

March  3d. — Whitcom  Stetson  of  Abington  &  Lucy  Snell  of  Bridgwater. 

March  10th. — Allen  Latham  of  Bridgwater  &  Jannett  Dunbar  of  Halifax. 

March  24th. — Timothy  Bailey  &  Anna  Whitman,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

March  30th. — Isaac  Allen  &  Metilda  Pratt,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  April  23d,  1796. 

July  18th. — Abishai  Stetson  &  Alice  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  8th. — Barza  Allen  &  Johanna  Bonney,  both  of  Bridgwater. 


170       Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.     [April, 

Novbr.  7th. — Ezra  Whitman  &  Thankful  Freelove,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Decembr.  15th. — Zenas  Mitchell  &  Nabby  Washburn,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1797. 
March  15th. — Cyrus  Edson  &  Hannah  Hudson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
April  4th. — Josiah  James  &  Jenny  Pegin,  both  of  Bridgwater — Indians. 

N.B.     I  marry'd  the  above  named  Josiah  James  &  Jenny  Pegin  in  ye 

Presence  of  two  white  People,  &  a  number  of  Negroes  &  Indians. 
April  18th. — Jacob  Washburn  &  Ruth  Shaw,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Returned  to  ye  Clerk,  April  28th,  1797. 
Jwne  1st. — David  Churchell,  Junr.  &  Molly  Hearsey,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
June  28th. — David  French  &  Rachel  Hanks,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
July  3d. — Lieut.  Ebenezer  Cutler  of  Western  in  ye  County  of  Worcester,  & 

Mrss.  Cynthia  Sylvester  Bonuey  of  Bridgwater  in  ye  County  of  Plymouth. 
August  31st. — Oliver  Hayward  &  Anna  Washburn,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  28th. — Sylvester  Briggs  of  Norton  &  Leah  Whitman  of  Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  30th. — William  Vinton  &  Mary  Alden,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Decembr.  25th. — Mr.  John  Skinner  of  Boston  &  Miss  Rebecca  McClench 

of  Bridgwater. 

1798.  [water. 

Janry.  29th. — Benjamin  Pinchin  Junr.  &  Polly  Whitting,  both  of  Bridg- 

March  1st. — Isaac  Lothrop,  Junr.  of  Easton  &  Celia  Keith  of  Bridgwater. 

April  16th. — John  Alden  &  Debby  Robinson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  June  4th,  1798. 

May  31st. — David  Snow  Whitman  of  Bridgwater  &  Ruth  Stetson  of  Pem- 
broke, [water. 

August  30th. — Eli  Blanchard  of  Abington  &  Deborah  Harden   of  Bridg- 

October  22d. — Theodore  Mitchel  &  Ruhama  Newton,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

October  24th. — Ezra  Alden  &  Abigail  Vinton,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  22d. — James  Johnson,  Junr.  &  Sally  Washburn,  both  of  Bridg- 
water, [water. 

Decembr.  20th. — John  Crooker  of    Pembroke  &  Polly  Smith  of  Bridg- 
Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  March  26th,  1799. 

1799. 

May  2d. — Uriah  Brett  &  Nanny  Robinson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

July  16th. — Seth  Beals  of  Pembroke  &  Thirza  Hatch  of  Bridgwater. 

July  25th.— Nathaniel  Clift  &  Abigail  Byram,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

August  29th. — Joseph  Hearsey,  Junr.  of  Abington  &  Sarah  White  of 
Bridgwater. 

Sept.  17th. — John  Willet  of  Abington  &  Lovisa  Hatch  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  19th. — Levi  Churchill  of  Plymton  &  Cynthia  Packard  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Novbr.  14th. — Rev'd.  William  Briggs  of  Kittery  &  Miss  Betsy  Hudson  of 
Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  14th. — Joseph  Smith,  Junr.  &  Eunice  Muxam,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novbr.  14th. — Achish  Pool  &  Susanna  Hearsey,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1800. 

Janry.  8th. — Henry  Munro,  Junr.  of  Halifax  &  Deborah  Delano  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Febry  24th. — Zephaniah  Howard  &  Jennet  Latham,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  14th. — Seth  Latham  &  ye  Widow  Elisabeth  Hanks,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  May  6th,  1800. 


1892.]       Marriages  of  East  Parish,  Bridgewater,  Mass.        171 

Sept.  9th. — John  Keiih,  Junr.  &  Mehitable  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  24th. — John  Winnet  of  Abington  &  Susanna  Brown  of  Bridgwater. 
Decembr.  11th. — Levi  Thomas  of  Pembroke  &  Lydia  Thomas  of  Bridg- 
water. 

1801. 

May  21st. — Melvin  Holmes  of  Halifax  &  Hannah  Wade  of  Bridgwater. 

June  4th. — William  Barrel,  Junr.  &  Huldah  Bisbee,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

July  1st. — David  Keith,  Junr.  &  Lydia  Alden,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Sept.  30th — Samuel  Wood  &  Debby  Sherly,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Octob'r.  6th. — Nehemiah  Latham  &  Hannah  Allen,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Octob'r.  27th. — Samuel  Pratt  French  &  Olive  Read,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

Novembr.  9th. — Leiut.  Bradford  Mitchell  &  Meribah  Keen,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Novembr.  26th. — Mr.  Bartholomew  Brown  &  Miss  Betsey  Lazell,  both  of 
Bridgwater. 

1802. 

Janry.  13th. — Solomon  Hearsey,  Junr.  &  Sylvia  Gurney,  both  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Febry.  10th. — Alpheus  Orcutt  of  Bridgwater  &  Mercy  Pratt  of  Pembroke. 

Febry.  17th. — Barza  Allen  &  Lucy  Baldwin,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

March  4th. — Comfort  Carpenter  Dresser  of  Chester  in  ye  State  of  Vermont, 
&  Celia  Wade  of  Bridgwater. 

Returned  to  ye  Clerk,  April  26th,  1802. 

1801. 
N.  B.     The   marriages  consummated    by   me   for   this    year,    being  few 
in  Number  were  not  returned  to  ye  Town  Clerk,  until  April  26th  in  ye 
year  1802;  &  were  then  return'd  with  ye  marriages  consummated  by 
me  in  1802,  prior  to  that  date,  April  26th. 

1802. 
April  28th. — Ichabod  Keith  &  Susanna  Robinson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
July  9th. — Elihu   Stephens  &   Susa  Foy,  both  of  Bridgwater;    mulatto 

people. 
August  16th. — Charles  Keen  &  Celia  Mitchell,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Sept.  16th. — Mr.  Moses  Noyes  of  Providence  &  Miss  Hannah  Whitman  of 

Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  4th. — Mr.  Daniel  Howard,  3d,  &  Miss  Susanna  Kingman,  both  of 

Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  13th. — Cyrus  Cary  of  Claremont  &  Nabby  Keith  of  Bridgwater. 
Novbr.  25th. — Leiut.  Galen  Latham  &  Susanna  Keith,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

1803. 

March  7th. — Simeon  Jones  of  Pembroke  &  Susanna  Washburn  of  Bridg- 
water. 

March  24th. — Bartholomew  Trow  &  Mary  Washburn,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  4th. — William  Vinton  &  Nabby  Otis,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

April  14th. — Isaac  Read  &  Sally  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 

June  23d — John  Harden,  Junr.  &  Jenny  Stetson,  both  of  Bridgwater. 
Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  June  29th,  1803. 

August  3d. — Jacob  Bicknel,  Junr.  of  Abington  &  Hitty  White  of  Bridg- 
water. 

Return'd  to  ye  Clerk,  Oct.  4th,  1804. 

VOL.   XLVI.  15 


172  Original  Documents.  [April, 


ORIGINAL  DOCUMENTS,  1677  to  1761. 

Communicated  by  William  John  Potts,  Esq.,  of  Camden,  N.  J. 

The  originals  of  the  following  papers  are  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Henry  Grew  of  "  Woodlands,"  near  Boston,  who  has  kindly 
allowed  them  to  be  copied. 

I. 

"  The  Testimony  of  Benj*  Gillam  &  William  Phips  neighbours  to  Thomas 
Smith,  Senr  Testifieth  &  saith  that  ye  said  Smith  dayley  lives  in  a  disorder- 
ly frame  of  port  that  is  to  say  he  is  continually  drunk  &  mad  &  in  his 
drunkeness  &  madnes  abuseth  all  his  neighbours  in  very  scurlious  Lan- 
guage &  actions  &  espesiolly  his  pore  wife  &  family  in  turneing  his  wiffe 
out  of  doars  in  his  drunken  carrier  late  in  the  night  takeing  hir  whome 
&  not  suffering  hir  to  come  in  a  doars  all  night  forceing  hir  to  ly  by  ye  neigh- 
bours fire  all  night  &  as  for  his  family  he  takes  no  care  for  their  main- 
tanance  &  his  sons  that  are  wiling  to  worke  &  takes  them  of  their 
employment,  which  if  thes  things  are  cultivated  his  neighbours  must  still 
be  abused  his  family  suffer  &  in  a  short  time  com  to  the  town  for  maintance 

August  21 :  1677  Benf  Gillam 

William  Phips 

Jonathan  Balston  Senr  &  Witt  Hollowell  testifieth  to  the  above  written — 

Witnes  our  hands  taken  upon  the  oathes  of  the  sev'll  p'tyes 
21.  6.  77  before  mee  Jonathan  Balston 

William  holowell 
Simon  Bradstreet  Assist 

[Endorsed  on  the  back  in  Bradstreet's  handwriting]  "  test  agst  Smyth  " 

II. 

"  I  Pilgrim  Simkins  Testifie  that  I  Quartered  in  Thomas  Leitchfeild's 
House  and  I  asked  him  the  reason  why  he  did  not  go  home  to  his  wife 
seeing  that  she  is  redeemed  out  of  Captivity  and  is  now  at  Boston  he  said 
also  that  he  would  come  to  roxbury  and  Devorce  himselfe  from  his  former 
wife  Mary  Leitchfeild  and  Live  wth  his  Last  wife  he  also  owned  that  he  had 
a  Child  by  her. 

Sworne  in  Bostone  June  6th  1685 
before  John  Joyliffe  Comissr 

III. 

"A  List  of  the  Prisoners         now  In         Custody 

To  April!  Coiirt  1714 
Edward  Hill 
Isaaic  CI  ace 
Simon  Bale 
for  Debt  John  Read 

George  Boin  [or  Born?] 
Jn°  Venning 
Geo:  Davison 
Hen:  Sutton 


1892.]  Pratt  and  Trerice.  173 

George  Burrell  •]  To  their  good  behaviour 

Sam11  Cooke    (       ,  .        c 

Jn°  Whitting  |  makinS  of  PaPer  mone? 

Petr  Griffis  j  theft 

Sarah  Walker  ■<  Suspicion  of  murder 

So  Smith     Keeper 
[The  above  paper  is  endorsed  twice  on  the  back]  "  A  List  of  Prisoners." 

IV. 

Suffolk,  ss. 

[Seal]  Be  it  Remembered,  that  on  the  30th  Day  of  May  1761  in  the 
first  Year  of  his  Majesty's  Reign, 

Barthsheba  Roach  of  Boston  was  convicted  before  me,  One  of  His 
Majesty's  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  County  of  Suffolk,  of  uttering  one 
profane  Curse. 

Given  under  my  Hand  and  Seal,  the  Day  and  Year  aforesaid  at  Boston. 

John  Phillips" 

There  is  another  manuscript  also  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Grew, 
too  long  for  me  to  copy,  of  which  I  took  a  brief  memorandum. 
"  Jonathan  Wade's  Answers  to  Major  Gen1  Daniel  Gookin's  reasons 
of  Appeale  from  the  Judgement  of  the  County  Court  at  Charleston 
held  Dec1*  1682."  Three  and  a  half  folio  pages.  This  refers  inci- 
dentally to  a  previous  judgment  of  the  case  in  1677  or  1678.  At 
the  present  time  (August,  1891),  my  recollection  is,  this  case  was 
about  a  negro  slave  of  Daniel  Gookin's. 


PRATT  AND  TRERICE. 

By  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

I  communicated  to  the  Register  for  January,  1864,  a  short 
paper  with  this  title,  to  which  I  wish  now  to  add  a  few  facts.  As 
to  Abraham  Pratt,  it  is  only  to  put  on  record  that  the  late  Rev. 
Henry  M.  Dexter  found  at  Amsterdam  his  marriage  to  Jane  Charter, 
14  April,  1612,  he  from  London,  she  from  Salisbury.  (Proceed- 
ings Mass.  Hist.  Soc.  for  June,  1890.)  As  to  Nicholas  Trerice,  I 
have  tried  to  bring  together  every  genealogical  item,  in  the  hope  of 
learning  if  the  family  is  now  extant  or  extinct. 

1.  Nicholas1  Trerice,  undoubtedly  of  Cornish  origin,  was  admitted  an 
inhabitant  of  Charlestown  in  1636;  had  wife  Rebecca;  was  Captain 
of  the  "  Planter,"  which  brought  many  immigrants  to  New  Eng- 
land;   died  in   1652;    she   married    secondly,    6   December,    1665, 


174  Letters  of  William  JZotch.  [April, 

Thomas  Lynde  of  Charlestown,  and  died  8  December,  1688.  Chil- 
dren : 

i.        Elizabeth,  b. ;  m.  Thomas  Kemble  of  Charlestown  and  Bos- 
ton; d.  19  December,  1712;  he  d.  29  January,  1689. 

ii.       Rebecca,  b.  in  1636;  m.  22  May,  1655,  Thomas  Jenner  of  Charles- 
town;  d.  23  September,  1722;  he  d.  in  England  in  1686. 
2.   iii.      John,  b.  at  Charlestown,  26  May,  1639. 

iv.      Sarah,  b. ;  m.  10  August,  1666,  John  Goose  of  Charlestown; 

d.  in  November,  1686. 

v.        Samuel,  b.  at  Woburn,  7  May,  1643 ;  undoubtedly  d.  young. 

2.  John2  Trerice  {Nicholas1),  b.  at  Charlestown,  26  May,  1639;  m.  3 

September,  1663,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lynde  of  Charles- 
town; d.  before  1679,  and  she  m.  secondly,  12  December,  1.679, 
James  Kelling  of  Charlestown,  and  d.  30  December,  1690.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Charlestown : 

i.        Hannah,  b.  2  March,  1665;   m.  30  June,   1696,  William  Austin  of 
Charlestown. 

3.  ii.       Nicholas,  b.  1  March,  1669. 

iii.      John,  b.  10  March,  1671;  m.  22  January,  1708,  Dorothy,  daughter  of 

Stanton,  widow  of  Nicholas  Lynde  of  Charlestown. 

iv.      Rebecca,  b.  in  1673. 

3.    Nicholas3  Trerice  {John,2  Nicholas1),  b.  at  Charlestown,  1  March, 

1669;  m.  Hannah ;  lived  at  Boston.     Children,  born  at 

Boston  : 

i.        John,  b.  7  March,  1695. 
ii.       Nicholas,  b.  18  April,  1702. 

I  have  found  nothing  more  relating  to  the  family.     What  became  of  it  ? 


EXTRACTS  FROM  LETTERS  OF  WILLIAM  ROTCH. 

Communicated  by  the  late  Frederick  C.  Sanford,  Esq.,  of  Nantucket,  Mass. 

An  autobiography  of  William  Rotch  of  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
was  printed  in  the  Register  (vol.  31,  pp.  262-4;  vol.  32,  pp. 
36-42,  151-5,271-4,  and  389-94).  Articles  from  the  appendix 
to  the  manuscript  were  printed  in  vol.  33,  pp.  305-7,  and  vol.  34, 
pp.  304-8.  The  following  extracts  from  Mr.  Rotch's  letters  are 
also  from  the  appendix. 

Dunkirk,  1  m°  25th,  1792. 
Dear  Son  Samuel  Rodman, 

*  *  #  #  *  j  eXpect  we  shall  be  able  to  import  wheat  for 
our  flour  &  brd  for  our  next  outfit  to  advantage,  but  cannot  now  determine. 
Sugar  and  molasses  are  now  at  enormous  prices,  more  on  account  of  the 
devastation  in  the  West  Indies,  than  the  depreciation  in  the  paper  money; 
the  same  causes  must  operate  in  America.  A  little  pamphlet  lately  pub- 
lished in  P^ngd,  entitled  "  An  address  to  the  people  of  G.  Britain  on  the 
propriety  of   abstaining  from  the  use  of  W.  I.  sugar  and  rum"    (which  I 


1892.]  Letters  of  William  Botch.  175 

doubt  not  has  ere  now  reached  America)  has  had  so  powerful  an  effect  on 
our  family  (servants  excepted)  if  on  the  principles  of  humanity  only,  as  to 
cause  us  wholly  to  renounce  that  luxury  (sugar  of  W.  Indies).  It  is  true 
the  coffee  and  tea,  apple  pies  and  pudding  went  down  not  quite  so  easy, 
but  on  my  part  with  no  reluctance,  the  object  considered. 

We  have  just  got  1C.  of  E.  India  sugar  fr.  London  at  the  price  of  115/  4d 
per  cwt,  a  noble  price  surely,  yet  it  sold  next  day  at  148/  but  we  must 
take  Cousin  Caleb's  method  in  apples !  sugar  must  cost  our  family  no  more 
than  usual.  The  subject  of  the  Slave  trade  will  be  again  brot.  before 
Parliament,  with  considerable  additional  advocates  for  its  abolition,  but  I 
doubt  its  obtaining  at  this  time,  though  I  thinke  the  cup  of  iniquity  must 
be  near  full,  probably  the  longer  it  is  permitted,  the  greater  will  the 
vengeance  be  when  it  is  poured  out.  I  do  sincerely  wish  it  may  be  pre- 
vented by  a  timely  abstaining  from  so  horrid  a  crime.  The  Sierra  Leone 
establishment  is  going  forward,  with  a  determined  step  to  do  what  can  be 
done  (with)  great  expectations  of  facilitating  the  object  by  the  grant  made 
of  20  sq.  miles  by  King  Naimbauna,  and  his  disposition  with  that  of  one 
of  his  sons  (24  years  of  age,  whom  he  has  sent  to  Engd.,  and  placed  under 
the  care  of  Granville  Sharp  for  his  education)  to  abolish  the  inhuman 
traffic  for  men.  At  the  conclusion  of  his  letter  to  G.  Sharp  the  king 
says,  "  My  son  —  I  hope  you  will  take  care  of  him,  and  let  him  have  his 
own  ways  in  nothing,  but  what  you  think  right,  yourself."  I  have  not 
heard  whether  the  embarkation  of  any  has  yet  taken  place.  I  would  send 
thee  the  Report  of  the  Court  of  Directors  to  the  Sierra  Leone  Co.,  if  it 
was  not  too  bulky  for  the  Post  to  Havre,  but  intend  ordering  one  to  thee 
from  London  by  the  Spring  ships.  It  appears  that  this  establishment  has 
given  some  alarm  to  the  W.  I.  proprietors,  who  had  laid  a  plan  to  render 
the  whole  abortive,  which  was,  an  intention  to  purchase  more  than  half  the 
shares,  but  happily  this  combination  was  discovered  before  any  part  of  it 
was  put  in  execution,  and  measures  adopted  by  the  Compy  for  no  proprietor 
to  be  admitted,  unless  he  were  known  to  be  a  firm  friend  to  the  cause. 
These  circumstances  have  occasioned  a  great  number  of  families  to  relin- 
quish their  W.  I.  sugar,  and  some  all  sugar. 

Religion,  humanity  and  inability  from  present  exorbitant  price  (are  the 
causes  of  this). 

Such  are  the  exertions  of  so  large  a  body  of  the  community,  that  I  think 
the  downfall  of  slavery  has  already  made  a  great  march,  and  it  must  ere 
long  give  way  on  all  sides.  May  this  happy  day  break  forth,  through 
conviction  in  those  so  deeply  dyed  with  the  blood  of  those  poor  victims, 
rather  than  with  the  iron  rod  now  in  so  many  instances  exercised  by  the 
oppressed  over  the  oppressor  in  St.  Domingo,  where  such  tragic  scenes 
on  all  sides  are  exhibited,  as  to  make  nature  revolt  at  the  recital.  I  must 
now  return  to  business,  having  digressed  further  than  I  intended,  after 
adding  that  3  or  4000  troops  are  sent  from  this  kingdom  to  quell  the  in- 
surrection, which  I  believe  will  be  of  little  use.  *•  *  *  * 

We  fully  approve  of  thy  purchase  of  the  brig  of  Sampson,  and  the  new 
hull  for  the  materials  of  the  Sally,  as  well  as  thy  sending  men  after  live 
oak  and  red  cedar.  Thee  needs  no  apology  among  us,  as  we  all  mean  to 
act  in  our  distant  situations  on  one  principle,  that  is.  the  general  benefit. 
I  wish  every  attention  paid  to  seasoning  the  timber  of  the  new  ship.  She 
will  be  large  and  costly.  I  have  already  desired  that  she  may  be  set  up 
with  as  much  timber,  as  can  be  placed  upon  her  and  that  she  may  stand 
twelve  months  without  a  plank  upon  her.  The  streaks  marked  out  upon 
vol.  xlvi.         15* 


176  Letters  of  William  Botch.  [April, 

the  timbers,  and  the  holes  bored  long  before  planking.  This  will  be  a 
novelty,  but  I  know  it  can  be  done,  and  the  carpenter  must  be  paid  for  it, 
as  likewise  for  any  loss  upon  the  plank.  Get  2  or  3000  ft.  more  of  out 
board  plank  than  the  vessel  will  take,  which  may  prevent  a  loss  in  width. 
Giving  oppy  for  the  timbers  to  season  will  also  give  more  time  to  get  the 
best  of  plank  both  oak  and  pine.  I  wish  thee  to  get  live  oak  transoms, 
apron  &c.  as  well  as  the  top.  ******* 

Thy  account  of  the  illness  of  Thomas'  child  was  followed  by  letters  from 
both  Wm  and  Thos.  giving  an  account  of  its  dissolution.  The  account  was 
affecting  to  us  all,  but  to  me  more  from  the  agony  it  suffered  than  from  its 
removal.  I  was  glad  both  Thos.  and  Charity  were  favored  with  so  much 
fortitude  and  resignation  in  so  trying  circumstances.  Intend  writing  them 
ere  Ions.     *  *  *  *     &c.  &c. 


Dunkirk,  1st  mo.  30th,  1792. 

Dear  Son  Sam1  Rodman, 

******  as  we  want  to  purchase  2  ships  for  Obed  Fitch  & 
O.  Paddock  in  lieu  of  the  Maria  and  the  Falkland,  we  shall  want  all  our 
money  from  these  two  voyages  and  a  part  of  the  Hope's  when  she  may 
arrive  to  answer  that  purpose,  together  with  the  outfit  of  our  six  vessels 
viz.:  Canton,  New  Ship  of  Bester,  2  now  to  be  purchased,  Hope  and  Pene- 
lope, if  they  arrive  safe,  all  which  we  are  now  making  provision  for. 
Thou  must  draw  in  sterling  if  Anthony  cannot  sell  livres,  but  hope  they 
will  be  able  to  furnish  thee  in  that  line,  as  I  am  very  unwilling  to  draw 
sterling,  but  let  no  person  be  put  off  when  time  of  payment  arrives.   *  *  * 

I  have  written  to  Thomas  and  Wm,  countermanding  the  circulation  of 
50,000  livres,  lest  a  change  in  currency  arise,  and  make  a  loss  rather  than 
a  profit.  Whether  the  last  50,000  livres  was  on  that  plan  or  for  thy  use, 
I  do  not  rightly  understand  from  their  letter,  nor  is  it  material  which  way 
it  goes;  if  remitted  in  st'g  it  will  turn  to  good  account,  and  if  for  thy  use 
will  be  equally  so.  *  *  *  I  shall  now  direct  them  to  draw  the  whole 
50,000,  if  needed  for  thy  use,  but  to  omit  purchasing  the  vessel  for  I  think, 
under  the  circumstances  of  St.  Domingo,  vessels  will  be  sold  cheaper  in 
this  country  than  in  America  ***** 

I  intended  to  have  enlarged  considerably  on  other  matters,  not  relative 
to  business,  of  which  I  am  often  wearied,  but  knowing  communications  of 
this  kind  are  in  our  present  state  necessary,  I  submit  to  it  with  a  degree  of 
cheerfulness.     ***** 

What  is  most  perplexing  is  to  keep  watch  of  the  wretched  paper  money 
to  avoid  loss.  I  have  reason  to  be  glad  of  my  invariable  resolution  to  get 
what  surplus  of  money  we  had  into  England,  as  soon  as  I  could  until  it 
reached  32  ;  we  have  now  .£6000  there. 

I  say  I  intended  to  have  enlarged,  but  was  interrupted  (not  disagreeably) 
by  a  sensible,  valuable  young  man  from  the  Sl  of  Finance  who  is  our 
frequent  visitor,  who  has  left  the  Religion  he  was  educated  in,  acknowledg- 
ing to  the  truth  in  many  respects,  and  I  hope  will  see  through  some  things 
that  are  now  veiled.  Being  late  in  the  evening,  I  conclude  with  united 
love  to  you  all.  Thy  affectionate  father, 

Wm  Rotch. 
P.  S.     31st,  8  in  the  morning. 

It  is  with  satisfaction,  I  may  inform  thee  of  the  safe  arrival  in  the  Roads 
of  the  Canton — all  well. 


1892.]  Letters  of  William  Botch.  177 

Dunkirk,  2mo.  11th,  1792. 

Dear  Son  Sam1  Rodman, 

*  *  *  *  I  am  glad  that  thou  hast  sent  and  art  sending  us  so  much 
beef,  say  130  bbls.  pr  Canton  and  90  intended  pr  Ospray.  This  article 
must  be  attended  to  next  fall,  if  we  are  to  continue  the  fishery.  Pork  as  I 
before  wrote  to  thee,  can  be  procured  here  to  advantage,  under  the  present 
state  of  the  assignats.  We  have  agreed  for  all  we  want  for  the  6  vessels 
@  6|  long,  in  paper,  which  is  not  more  than  2/4  st'g  in  real  money.  *  *  *  * 

The  oil,  pr.  Maxfield,  came  just  right  for  us  to  make  a  good  advantage 
in  laying  it  out  here,  and  if  there  had  been  more  it  would  have  been  equally 
so,  but  let  not  this  prompt  thee  to  further  speculations,  unless  in  Mexican 
oils,  that  can  be  strained  to  advantage;  as  the  crisis  of  the  standg  or  fallg 
of  this  Constitution  is  probably  at  hand,  therefore  a  time  that  requires 
caution.  I  do  not  wonder  that  the  king's  acceptance  of  the  Constitution 
was  attended  with  pleasing  sensations  to  you ;  it  had  the  effect  on  us,  but 
they  were  soon  alloyed  by  the  preparations  for  attack  on  this  kingdom  by 
the  ex-princes,  nobles  and  clergy,  aided  openly  or  secretly  by  almost  all  the 
powers  of  Europe,  religion  and  civil  liberty  being  poisonous  to  despots. 
An  attack,  I  believe,  will  be  made  in  the  spring.  Time  will  determine  the 
event.  The  present  encouragement  in  the  Fishery  from  the  advanced 
price  in  oil  and  bone,  which  is  really  advantageous,  so  far  as  the  money 
can  be  appropriated  to  the  produce  of  this  kingdom,  determines  us  to  keep 
steadily  on,  and  keep  all  our  interests  insured  in  England,  until  an  altera- 
tion in  the  government  more  favorable.  We  have  just  purchased  a  ship  at 
Havre,  for  O.  Fitch,  of  about  250  to  280  tons,  for  29,250  livres.  She  will 
cost  at  sea  probably  45,000  (the  vessel  complete  for  whaling).  She  is 
good  and  sound,  only  7  yrs.  old,  built  with  fine  timber  at  Havre.  If  she 
does  not  exceed  45,000  will  be  very  cheap.  *  *  #  *  We  are  looking  for 
another  at  the  same  place  for  O.  Paddock.  These  two  to  replace  the 
Maria  and  Falkland  and  use  up  assignats,  these  last  too  bad  to  remit  to 
London.  We  have  now  about  60,000  due  for  bounty;  the  decree  not  yet 
passed  but  the  money  ready  for  payment.  If  the  Hope  should  come  in 
full,  I  think,  with  what  we  have  added  to  that  voyage  would  purchase  these 
two  ships  and  fit  the  whole  six  out  completely,  and  insure  them  *  *  *  * 
If  the  Penelope  comes  in  safe,  perhaps  her  earnings  may  be  appropriated  to 
some  speculations  here  to  lay  by  *  *  #  *  If  thou  canst  not  be  supplied 
by  livres,  then  thou  must  draw  st'g  for  absolute  necessity,  but  put  no  man 
off  to  whom  we  may  owe  money  *  *  *  *  &c. 

Dunkirk,  3  m°.  2d,  1792. 
Dear  Son  Samuel  Rodman, 

My  last  was  to  the  18  &  20th  ult°,  via  London,  since  which  have  recd 
none  from  thee.  As  I  know  that  after  receiving  accot8  of  the  late  riots  and 
destruction,  in  part,  of  several  houses  &c.  in  this  place  you  will  be  anxious 
to  know  our  situation  since  that  period;  we  have  been  entirely  quiet  ever 
since,  by  the  awe  of  a  strong  military  force,  and  probably  shall  remain  so 
as  long  as  the  pretended  cause  ceases,  that  is,  the  exportation  of  corn,  but 
as  it  is  expected  that  will  again  take  place  to  supply  the  want  of  the  South, 
it  is  apprehended  it  will  again  be  made  a  pretext  for  devastation  &  plunder. 
Revolutions  from  a  state  of  despotism  to  liberty  generally,  I  believe,  have 
the  same  effects  in  all  countries.  When  that  liberty,  which  is  the  right  of 
man  is  obtained,  it  commonly  is  much  abused,  and  degenerates  for  a  time 
into  licentiousness   with   its   frequent   production   of  a  levelling  principle, 


178  Notes  and  Queries.  [April, 

which  often  terminates  in  plunder.  Everything  around  us  wears  a  gloomy 
aspect.  Anarchy  or  war  seem,  in  the  view  of  many,  the  alternatives,  both 
dreadful  in  their  operations.  We  have  thus  far  been  favoured  to  remain 
unmolested,  and  hope  we  may  be  preserved  with  stability  and  fortitude 
sufficient  for  the  day,  but  trials  I  apprehend  will  attend. 

The  Canton  will  probably  be  ready  to  sail  in  4  or  5  days.  The  "  Penn," 
O.  Fitch,  at  Havre  going  on  as  the  unfavourable  weather  will  admit.  This 
ship  is  a  good  purchase,  and  I  think  complete  for  whaling.  As  a  ship  she 
will  not  stand  us  in  more  than  45  or  47,000  livres,  a  little  more  than 
£1000  st'g  Exch'g.  being  now  45.  Yesterday  I  received  acct.  of  sales 
from  Homburg's  nt  pd  24601-15,  a  good  price  by  appropriating  the  money 
to  the  Penn,  but  very  poor  if  to  be  remitted  in  sterling  bills.  ****** 

SSeal  now  first  used  by 
g.  g.  father  all  his  life. 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Notes. 


Wyer  and  Brackenbury. — Wyman's  "  Genealogies  and  Estates  of  Charles- 
town  "  contains  so  much  matter  relating  to  the  Wyer  family  (to  which  I  had 
myself  previously  made  some  contribution  in  the  Register  for  1871),  that  I 
wish  to  put  in  print  a  few  facts  which  add  something  to  the  account  found  in 
Wyman's  work. 

William  Wyer,  13  in  Wyman's  record,  had  four  sons,  who  are  barely  named 
there,  having  removed  from  Charlestown. 

1.  William,  b.  26  February,  1736;  m.  at  Newbury,  29  January,   1761,  Mary 

Greenough.     Children,  born  at  Newburyport : 
i.  Sarah,  b.  18  April,  1765;  d.  14  February,  1791. 

ii.  William,  b.  3  July,  1768;  m.  1  January,  1791,  Elizabeth  Wood;  d.  at 

Newburyport,  6  February  or  July,  1807,  leaving  William,  Nathaniel, 

Mary  and  Sarah  ;  she  d.  at  New  Orleans,  31  August,  1819. 

His  wTife  d.  9  September,  1774,  and  he  m.  secondly,  4  October,  1781,  Sarah 

Nevens;   lived  at  Newburyport;   was  Captain;   d.  at  Newburyport,    11  or  14 

August,  1810 ;  she  d.  10  June,  1803.     Child  : 

iii.  Timothy,  b.  at  Newburyport,  13  May,  1783 ;  d.  28  November,  1800. 

2.  Timothy,  b.  in  1746;  m.  Judith ;  lived  at  Newburyport ;  shed. 

2  March,  1776.     Child  : 
i.  Sarah. 

3.  David,   b.    15  May,   1747;   m.  Susan ;?  was  of  Boston;?   had 

David,  b.  in  1771,  Daniel  Malcolm,  b.  in  1772,  both  baptized  at  Christ 
Church. 

4.  Nathaniel,  b.  2  June,   1754 ;  m.  at  Newburyport,  15  December,   1785, 

Mary  Rollins ;  d.  at  Newburyport,  23  February,   1825 ;  she  d.  28  Nov- 
ember, 1832. 
I  add  a  few  facts  relating  to  a  son  of  Samuel  Brackenbury,  2  in  Wyman's 
record,  whom  he  calls  William  of  Ipswich,  with  nothing  more. 

William  Brackenbury,  b.  about  1676-7 ;  was  a  physician ;  lived  at  Ipswich, 
where  his  mother  had  married  secondly;  m.  at  Newbury,  3  September,  1707, 
Abigail  Heard  of  Ipswich.     Children,  born  at  Ipswich  : 

i.  Abigail,  b.  3  May,  1708 ;  d.  19  August,  1708. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  29  September,  1709;  m.  20  October,  1731,  Joseph  Barnum. 

iii.  William,  b.  in  1712. 
His  wife  d.  20  July,  1712,  and  he  m.  secondly  in  1719,  widow  Mary  Cross, 
who  d.  13  September,  1720,  and  he  m.  thirdly  in  1730,  Mary  Walcut  of  Salem; 
he  fell  through  the  ice  of  Ipswich  river  and  was  drowned  11  January,  1743 ;   his 
widow?  m.  in  1753,  Samuel  Harris  of  Rowley.     Children,  born  at  Ipswich: 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries.  179 

iv.  Samuel,  b.  in  1731 ;  d.  6  January,  1732. 
v.  Samuel,  b.  in  1734. 
vi.  Daniel,  b.  in  1736. 
Mercy  Brackenbury,  niece  of  William,  b.  at  Charlestown,  14  October,  1696, 
seems  to  have  lived  with  her  grandmother  at  Ipswich,  and  to  have  married  there 
in  1719,  Samuel  Harris.  W.  S.  Appleton. 

Boston,  Mass. 


Channing. — Mr.  Henry  James,  in  his  recent  Life  of  Hawthorne,  alludes  to 
William  Ellery  Channing,  the  Concord  poet,  as  the  son  of  the  "  great  moralist." 
As  he  is  not  alone  in  this  mistake,  it  seems  desirable  to  put  the  three  William 
Channings  of  the  same  generation  on  record. 

William  Ellery  Channing,  D.D.,  married  his  cousin  Ruth  Gibbs,  and  had  only 
one  son,  William  Frank  Channing.  He  was  distinguished  in  early  life  for  re- 
searches in  the  same  line  as  those  of  Tyndal,  and  the  invention  of  the  electric 
fire  alarm,  the  use  of  which  he  generously  presented  to  his  native  city  of  Bos- 
ton. He  became  conspicuous  later  for  divorcing  his  first  wife  for  reasons  not 
recognized  by  the  laws  of  Massachusetts ;  and  when  he  married  a  second  time, 
went  to  Rhode  Island  in  consequence,  and  later  to  California. 

Francis  Dana  Channing,  a  young  lawyer  of  great  prominence,  was  a  brother 
of  Dr.  W.  E.  Channing.  He  died  early.  He  married  Susan  Higginson  and  had 
one  son,  the  late  Rev.  William  Henry  Channing,  known  as  a  Unitarian  preacher, 
at  one  time  as  a  disciple  of  Fourier,  and  came  home  from  England  to  do  a 
patriot's  duty  during  the  civil  war.  He  died  in  1884.  When  his  father  was 
young  his  sister  wrote  of  him,  that  "  sunshine  and  spring  breezes  always 
seemed  to  enter  the  room  with  Frank."    This  was  equally  true  of  the  son. 

Walter  Channing,  Doctor  of  Medicine  and  a  distinguished  lecturer  at  Har- 
vard, was  another  brother.  He  married  Barbara  H.  Perkins.  He  had  one  son, 
William  Ellery  Channing,  who  married  Ellen,  the  sister  of  Margaret  Fuller, 
and  bad,  I  think,  five  children.  These  were  adopted  by  their  grandfather  after 
their  mother's  death.  William  Ellery  Channing,  known  as  the  Concord  poet, 
is  as  we  see  the  son  of  Boston's  most  distinguished  gynaecologist. 

Washington,  D.  C.  Caroline  H.  Dall. 

[For  other  members  of  the  Channing  family  see  Register,  vol.  8,  pages  318 
to  320.— Editor.] 


Inquest  Upon  the  Body  of  Lydia  Pickering,  of  Salem,  1702. — {Communi- 
cated by  Grenville  H.  Norcross,  LL.B.,  of  Boston.) — Ess.  sc.  An  Inquisition 
Indented  Taken  at  Salem  wthin  ye  sd  County  of  Essex  ye  16th  day  of  Octobr  Anno 
1702,  In  ye  first  year  of  ye  Reigne  of  our  Sovereign  Lacly  Anne  by  ye  grace  of 
God  of  England,  Scotland,  France  &  Ireland  Queen,  defender  of  the  Faith  &c. 
Before  Daniel  Epes  Gent.  One  of  ye  Coronrs  of  our  sd  Lady  ye  Queen  wthin  ye 
County  of  Essex  aforesd  upon  ye  View  of  ye  Body  of  Lydia  Pickering  Lying 
dead  at  ye  house  of  mr  Jn°  Pickering  in  Salem  aforesd  By  ye  Oaths  of  Edward 
Flint  Samel  Phippen,  Stephen  Ingolls,  Danel  Grant  Jn°  Orne  Samel  Sibley  SameI 
West  Jn°  Cook  Samel  Shattock  Henry  West  Joseph  Duglas  Wm  Reeves,  Ephr. 
Kempton  &  Jn°  Priest,  Good  &  Lawfull  men  of  Salem  aforesd  wthin  ye  County 
af ordsd,  Who  being  charged  &  Sworne  To  Inquire  for  our  sd  Lady  ye  Queen, 
wn  by  w1  means  &  how,  Lydia  Pickering  came  to  her  death  Upon  their  Oaths  do 
say,  That  she  came  to  her  End  or  death  by  falling  into  a  well  &  being  drowned 
&  so,  came  to  her  End  by  misfortune— In  Witnes  whereof,  as  well  I  ye  Coronr 
aforesd  as  ye  Jurors  aforesd  To  this  Inquisition  have  put  our  hands  &  seals  ye 
Day  &  Year  abovesd — 

Dancl  Epes  Coronr  (Seal) 

The  mark  of  

Jn°  f  Cook— (Seal)  Edward  flint  Foreman  (Seal) 

SameI  Shattock  (Seal)  Samuel  phippen  (Seal) 

Henry  West  (Seal)  Stephen  Ingalls  (Seal) 

Joseph  Duglas  (Seal)  Daniel  Grant  (Seal) 

William  Reeves  (Seal)         John  Orne  (Seal) 
Ephraim  Kempton  (Seal)    Samuell  Sibley  (Seal) 
John  Priest  (Seal)  8amel  West  (Seal) 

(Note— The  seals  are  merely  drops  of  red  sealing  wax.) 


180  Notes  and  Queries.  [April, 

Lechmere. — The  following  memoranda  concerning  the  New-England  Lech- 
meres  of  Lechmere's  Point,  Cambridge,  and  Sir  E.  Lechmere  of  the  Ryd  and 
Severn  End,  Worcestershire,  both  of  whom  are  mentioned  by  Dr.  Oliver  Wen- 
dell Holmes  in  his  "  Hundred  Days  in  Europe,"  were  sent  to  Mrs.  Dr.  Francis 
P.  Sprague,  229  Commonwealth  Avenue,  Boston,  by  one  of  her  Russell  con- 
nections in  England. 

The  Lechmeres  of  Lechmere's  Point  descended  from  Thomas  Lechmere,  son 
of  Edmund  Lechmere,  of  Severn  End,  Hanley,  Worcestershire,  by  Lucy  Hunger- 
ford.  His  birth  is  noted  in  his  grandfather,  Judge  Lechmere's  diary,  thus: 
"June  18  1683  My  daughter  Lechmere  was  delivered  of  a  sone  named  Thomas 
Benedicat  Deus  Amen."  This  diary  is  contained  in  the  history  of  the  House  of 
Lechmere,  published  by  E.  P.  Shirley.  A  note  is  appended  to  this  entry,  "  Mr 
Tho8  Lechmere  died  at  Boston  New  Engld  4th  June  1765.  He  was  Surveyor 
General  of  the  Kings  Customs  &  ancestor  of  the  American  branch.  A  piece  of 
land  at  Hanley  is  called  New  England  &  is  planted  with  oaks  the  seeds  of  which 
were  sent  from  America  by  Thomas  Lechmere."  "  in  J  any  1733  he  married  Ann 
Winthrop." 

In  Colonel  Lechmere  Russell's  possession  is  Ann  Winthrop's  bible,  with,  in  her 
son  Richard  Lechmere's  writing,  the  statement  it  was  his  mother's  bible.  He 
returned  on  war  of  independence  to  Engld  &  has  now  no  male  representatives 
his  daughters  are  represented  by  Coores  of  Scrunten  Hall  Yorkshire,  Russells 
(Sir  Edward)  of  Ashford  Hall  Ludlow,  &  Worralls  whose  representatives  now 
are  Sir  H.  Lechmere  Stuart  Bart.  &  Eyre  Coote  of  West  Park  Eyre. 


Latham. — Some  of  your  readers  will  remember  that  in  the  "  Ancestry  of 
Thirty -Three  Rhode  Islanders,  &c,"  there  was  an  account  given  of  Lewis 
Latham,  Gent.,  Falconer  to  King  Charles  I.,  with  a  conjecture  that  he  was  re- 
lated to  Symon  Latham,  author  of  a  work  on  Falconry.  (A  portrait  of  Lewis 
Latham  appears  in  a  recent  work,  "The  Ancestral  Dictionary.")  It  has  just 
come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  undersigned  through  "  Bedfordshire  Notes  and 
Queries" — vol.  ii.,  partxx.,  pages  231,  232 — that  Lewis  Latham  had  not  only 
this  brother  Symon,  but  another  brother  William,  a  sister  Ursula,  wife  of  Wil- 
liam Carter,  and  a  sister  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Thomas .     J.  O.  Austin. 

P.  0.  Box  81,  Providence,  B.  I. 


Oliver. — A  contributor  writes  :  "  The  readers  of  the  Register  may  like  to 
look  at  the  account  of  the  Oliver  family  on  pp.  158-60  of  the  Gloucestershire 
Notes  and  Queries  for  September,  1891,  with  the  epitaph  on  Thomas  Oliver 
which  it  contains.  I  presume  our  genealogists  can  give  the  writer  of  that 
article  some  additional  information,  if  they  think  fit." 


Queries. 

Bible  Family  Records.  (Ante,  vol.  44,  p.  400). — In  the  Register,  October, 
1890,  I  made  an  inquiry  regarding  Bible  Family  Becords. 

My  wish  was  to  ascertain  (1)  who  could  show  the  earliest  record  of  that  sort, 
and  (2)  the  date  of  the  earliest  Bible  in  which  blank  pages  were  left  to  afford 
space  for  such  records. 

The  earliest  Bible  known  to  me  with  such  blank  pages  was  printed  in  1816 
by  Collins  in  New  York.  By  way  of  answer  the  editor  stated  that  Carey's 
Bible  printed  in  Philadelphia  in  1807  had  such  leaves  nine  years  earlier  than  my 
date, — and  further  that  "the  Bartlett  family  Bible,  printed  in  1611,  contains  a 
record  of  births,  etc.,  written  on  pages  which  had  been  left  blank  in  the 
volume."  As  these  blank  pages  do  not  appear  to  have  been  intended  for  enter- 
ing family  records,  I  repeat  my  query  whether  the  Bible  society,  British  or 
American,  from  the  outset  afforded  blank  spaces  for  family  records, — and  the 
date  of  the  earliest  Bible  in  which  such  spaces  are  found.     James  D.  Butler. 

Madison,  Wis. 

[The  earliest  Bible  with  blank  pages  for  family  records  of  which  note  has 
heretofore  been  made  is  Carey's  quarto  bible  of  1807.  Since  this  item  was  in 
type  Mr.  Henry  H.  Edes  has  furnished  an  earlier  one.  "  Philadelphia:  Printed 
for  Mathew  [sic]  Carey,  No.  118,  Market-Street.  October  27th,  1802."  4to. 
— Editor.] 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries,  181 

Kekamochang. — In  Probate  Records  of  Suffolk  Co.,  1730,  Thomas  Cheney  is 
described  as  "  late  resident  of  a  place  called  Kekamochang,"  This  place  is 
believed  to  be  in  or  near  the  town  of  Dudley,  Mass. 

What  is  the  meaning  or  translation  of  this  Indian  word?  Will  some  one  be 
kind  enough  to  inform  me,  and  oblige,  Edwin  P.  Wells. 

Southbridge,  Mass. 


Richard  Jones  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  died  1641.  His  sister  Elizabeth  mar- 
ried in  England,  1635,  to  Antony  Thatcher  of  Sarum,  and  later  of  Yarmouth, 
Plymouth  Colony.  His  son  Timothy  Jones,  in  his  will,  1655,  refers  to  estates  in 
England;  and  his  youngest  son  Samuel,  in  his  will,  1661,  mentions  his  six 
cousins  in  Yarmouth. 

Can  anyone  tell  me  from  what  town  in  England  Richard  Jones  came? 

Newton,  3fass.  Samuel  P.  May. 


Greene. — Information  is  earnestly  desired  of  parentage  and  ancestry  of 
Katharine  Green,  who  married  Ebenezer  Lankton  of  Farmington,  Conn.,  at 
Farmington,  5  March,  1761  (Church  Records)  :  she  was  born  2  June,  1742 
(Family  Bible) ;  and  had  a  sister  Mary  or  May  who  married  one  Orrin,  Grin  or 
Olin  (family  tradition) .  Charles  K.  Williams. 

Sioux  City,  Iowa. 


The  Massachusetts  Society  for  Promoting  Agriculture  was  incorporated 
in  1792.  In  connection  with  the  preparation  of  an  account  of  its  one  hundred 
years'  work,  the  Society  seeks  information  concerning  portraits  of  the  follow- 
ing named  former  presidents:  Caleb  Strong,  1802-1805;  Aaron  Dexter,  1813- 
1823;  John  Welles,  1841-1846.  Francis  H.  Appleton,  Secretary. 

708  Exchange  Building,  Boston. 


Replies. 

The  Simancas  Map  of  1610  and  Waymouth's  Discovery.  (By  Henry  S. 
Burrage,  D.D.) — In  the  Register  for  January,  1892,  the  Rev.  B.  F.  De  Costa, 
in  a  note,  p.  84,  states  that  in  various  papers  and  contributions  he  has  sought 
to  make  the  point  "that  the  river  discovered  in  Maine,  by  Waymouth  in  his 
exploration  of  1605,  was  not  the  St.  George,  but  the  Kennebec,  otherwise  the 
Sagadahock  to  which  Popham's  expedition  sailed  in  1607."  One  of  these  con- 
tributions I  recall.  It  appeared  in  the  Magazine  of  American  History  (vol.  9, 
p.  300),  where  in  a  notice  of  Mr.  George  Bancroft's  revised  first  volume  of  his 
History  of  the  United  States,  referring  to  the  fact  that  Mr.  Bancroft  had 
adopted  the  St.  George's  theory,  Dr.  De  Costa  says,  Bancroft  "sends  Way- 
mouth  to  explore  a  splendid  river  where  there  is  so  little  water  that  fish  can 
hardly  swim."  This  statement  will  surprise  anyone  who  has  seen  the  George's 
river,  and  Mr.  Bancroft  in  his  reply  disposed  of  the  statement  by  referring  to 
the  Coast  Survey  chart  which  tells  "the  very  different  story  that  there  is  a 
river  of  great  uniform  depth."  This  depth  is  about  fourteen  fathoms  at  the 
mouth  of  the  river,  eight  and  ten  fathoms  at  Fort  St.  George  about  two  thirds 
of  the  way  to  Thomaston,  and  three  and  three  fourths,  four  and  eight  fathoms 
at  Thomaston.  The  fact  is  that  vessels  of  the  largest  class  are  built  at  Thomas - 
ton,  and  vessels  of  twelve  hundred  tons  have  been  built  as  far  up  the  river  as 
Warren.  It  would  seem,  therefore,  that  one  could  hardly  make  a  greater  mis- 
take in  a  statement  than  in  saying  the  St.  George's  river  has  "  so  little  water 
that  fish  can  hardly  swim." 

In  his  note  in  the  Register  for  January,  however,  Dr.  De  Costa  errs  even 
more  surprisingly  than  in  this  earlier  statement.  He  has  shown  already,  he 
says,  that  no  early  map  of  the  coast  of  Maine  designates  the  St.  George's  river : 
but  a  recently  discovered  map,  he  tells  us,  which  dates  back  to  1610,  and  which 
has  recently  been  published  in  Mr.  Alexander  Brown's  Genesis  of  the  United 
States,  "  destroys  the  last  hope  of  the  advocates  of  the  St.  George  theory, 
puncturing  and  exploding  their  specious  arguments,"  inasmuch  as  it  has  "no 
indication  whatever  of  any  St.  George's  river,  which  would  inevitably  have  been 
shown  if  the  river  had  been  discovered  and  explored."  Singularly  enough  just 
the  opposite  of  this  statement  is  the  truth.     On  this  map  the  St.  George's  river, 


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Notes  and  Queries. 


[April, 


under  its  Indian  name,  Tahanock,  is  plainly  indicated,  and  it  is  only  necessary 
to  republish  that  portion  of  the  map  which  includes  the  coast  of  Maine,  in  order 
to  "  puncture  "  thoroughly  this  last  statement  by  Dr.  De  Costa.*  On  it  the  posi- 
tion of  the  island  St.  George  (Monhegan)  with  reference  to  the  Tahanock  is  that 
of  Monhegan  with  reference  to  the  St.  George's  river.  Furthermore  the  St. 
George's  river  has  this  marked  peculiarity,  that  on  either  side  here  and  there 
are  large  coves,  viz. :  Deep  Cove,  Gay  Cove,  Turkey  Cove,  Maple  Juice  Cove, 
Otis  Cove,  Watts  Cove,  Cutler's  Cove,  Broad  Cove,  and  Hyler's  Cove.  These 
"  very  gallant  coues,"  as  Rosier  described  them  in  his  "  Relation,"  are  distinctly 
indicated  on  the  map  of  1610.  The  "  codde  "  of  the  river,  also,  appears  exactly 
where  from  Rosier's  description  we  should  expect  to  find  it.  Moreover,  and 
this  is  especially  significant,  Rosier  tells  us  that  Waymouth,  when  he  ascended 
the  river  in  his  vessel,  took  with  him  a  "  crosse"  to  erect  at  that  point  where 


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the  river  trends  westward,  the  present  site  of  Thomaston.  It  is  a  remarkable 
fact  that  on  this  map  of  1610,  where  the  Tahanock  trends  in  the  direction  men- 
tioned, there  is  a  mark  of  a  cross.  What  is  this  cross,  but  the  cross  to  which 
Rosier  refers,  and  which  Waymouth  erected  as  a  token  of  English  discovery? 
Mr.  Alexander  Brown  suggests  this  in  his  note  concerning  this  map.  "The 
cross  at  the  bend  of  the  Tahanock,"  he  says,  "  was  possibly  erected  there  by 
Captaiu  George  Waymouth,  June  13,  1605."  Doubtless  King  James's  surveyor, 
who  prepared  the  map  of  1610, f  used  the  "  perfect  Geographicall  map  "  which 

*  A  reduced  fac-simile  of  this  portion  of  the  map  is  here  given. — Ed. 

f  This  map  will  be  found  in  the  first  volume  of  Mr.  Brown's  admirable  work,  p.  456.  It 
was  prepared  by  a  surveyor  whom  King  James  of  England  sent  to  Virginia  in  1610  for  this 
purpose.  In  some  secret  way  a  copy  of  the  map  was  obtained  by  the  Spanish  Ambassador 
in  London  and  was  sent  to  the  King  of  Spain,  and  so  at  length  found  its  way  to  the  Library 
at  Simancas,  where  it  has  been  preserved.  Mr.  Brown  in  his  note  concerning  this  map, 
Bays,  ''I  am  inclined  to  think  that  the  map  was  compiled  and  drawn  either  by  Robert 
Tyndall  or  by  Captain  Powell.  However  I  cannot  be  certain."  And  he  adds  (Genesis  of 
the  United  States,  vol.  1,  p.  458),  "  I  think  the  map  evidently  embodies  [besides  the  surveys 
of  Cham  plain  and  other  foreigners],  the  English  surveys  of  White,  Gosnold,  Waymouth, 
Pring,  Hudson,  Argall,  Tyndall,  and  possibly  others." 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries,  183 

Waymouth  made  when  he  was  on  the  coast  of  Maine ;  and  this  accounts  for  the 
indication  on  the  map  not  only  of  the  cross,  but  also  of  the  "  great  mountaines  " 
which  Waymouth  saw  and  toward  which  he  sailed  as  he  ascended  the  river. 

Portland,  Me. 


Did  a  Majority  of  the  Dorchester  Church  go  to  Windsor? — Two 
phrases  used  in  the  review  of  the  published  volume  of  Dorchester  First  Church 
records,  contained  in  the  preceding  number  of  the  Register,  ante  page  97,  be- 
ing deemed  ambiguous  by  certain  readers  of  the  Register  and  friends  of  the 
reviewer,  he  desires  in  the  interest  of  correct  history  to  be  more  explicit.  The 
uncertainty  is  in  these  clauses:  "A  part  of  the  Dorchester  church  of  1636, 
supposed  to  be  a  majority  of  the  membership,  emigrated  at  that  time  and 
founded  the  town  of  Windsor,  Conn."  "  As  the  surviving  pastor,  Rev.  John 
Warham,  two  deacons  of  the  original  church  and  a  majority  of  members  re- 
moved, it  is  the  opinion  of  some  that  the  church  as  an  institution  went  also." 

The  reviewer  had  meant  that  his  statement  should  be  sufficiently  guarded  in 
using  the  words  "supposed  to  be  a  majority,"  thinking  that  the  qualifying 
word  would  be  understood  where  the  word  "  majority  "  again  appears,  and  that 
it  would  be  interpreted  to  be  the  same  majority  in  each  case.  This  view  would 
be  consistent  with  the  use  of  the  phrase  later  on,  "Whatever  may  finally  be 
concluded  in  the  matter." 

Still,  the  language  might  be  construed  to  mean  that  it  is  generally  so  sup- 
posed ;  therefore,  he  would  say  that  it  has  been  so  supposed  by  only  a  few 
persons,  so  far  as  he  is  aware.  Certain  citations  given  in  the  introduction  of 
the  volume  in  review  seem  to  signify  that  Increase  Mather,  Cotton  Mather,  and 
Hubbard  the  historian,  supposed  a  majority  went  to  Windsor.  The  late  editor 
of  the  Congregationalist,  Rev.  Henry  M.  Dexter,  D.D.,  and  those  people  in 
Windsor  who  think  the  church  of  that  town  to  be  the  only  original  Dorchester 
Church,  are  to  be  classed  in  the  same  category. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  great  mass  of  readers  and  students  of  the  historical 
records  make  no  supposition  in  the  premises,  but  await  evidence.  And  it  would 
seem  that  the  establishment,  beyond  controversy,  of  the  fact  that  thirty-flve 
church  members  remained  in  Dorchester  (which  is  done  by  the  authors  of  the 
introduction  to  the  volume  in  review),  puts  upon  those  who  do  suppose  as 
stated,  the  burden  of  summoning  from  the  remote  past  an  equal  number  of 
Dorchester  names  of  church  members,  in  Windsor,  in  1636,  as  a  basis  for  their 
conjecture.  Daniel  W.  Baker. 


Deacons  of  the  First  Church,  Dorchester. — Rev.  Dr.  Thaddeus  Mason 
Harris,  in  the  appendix  to  his  "discourse  (page  23),  delivered  at  Dorchester, 
October  10,  1804,  at  the  Funeral  of  Deacon  Abijah  White,"  Deacon  of  the 
church,  says,  "Deacon  John  Moore,  Deacon  John  Gayland"  (meaning, 
probably,  William  Gaylard  or  Gaylord)  "removed  with  the  first  church  to 
Windsor,  Con."  What  evidence  have  we  that  they  were  deacons,  so  far  as 
William  Gaylord  is  concerned? 

Again.  Deacon  Ebenezer  Clapp,  Jr.,  in  the  History  of  Dorchester,  page  79, 
writes,  "  William  Rockwell,  freeman  in  1630.  The  first  deacon  with  Mr.  Gay- 
lord of  the  Dorchester  Church,  signed  the  first  land  grants  of  the  plantation. 
Moved  to  Connecticut."  On  page  52,  "William  Gaylord,  one  of  the  first 
deacons,"  "  removed  to  Windsor."  On  page  68,  "  John  Moore  came  as  deacon 
of  the  church  in  1630.  He  removed  to  Windsor,  and  was  deacon  of  the  church 
there."  Can  it  be  shown  that  John  Moore  was  at  any  time  deacon  of  the  church 
in  Dorchester? 

William  Gaylord  had  a  grant  of  land  in  Dorchester,  March  18,  1637-8. 
William  Rockwell  went  to  Windsor  it  is  supposed,  soon  after  Jan.  2,  1637-8. 
See  Introduction  to  Dorchester  Church  Records,  page  xvi.  Unless  these  two 
individuals  went  to  Windsor,  and  returned,  which  is  altogether  improbable, 
they  continued  to  be,  from  the  beginning,  inhabitants  of  Dorchester  until  1638. 
Have  we  reliable  authority  for  calling  Gaylord  and  Rockwell  deacons?  I  have 
found  no  contemporary  evidence  that  they  were.  William  B.  Trask. 

VOL.  xlvi.  16 


184  Notes  and  Queries.  [April, 

John2  Wight,  son  of  Thomas1  Wight  (Register,  xlii.  91),  died  September 
28,  1653,  the  first  to  die  of  the  thirteen  pioneers  of  Medfield,  Mass.     Adminis- 
tration upon  his  estate  was  granted  to  his  widow  Ann  (maiden  name  unknown), 
"  in  behalf e  of  herself e  &  ye  childe  she  goes  withall" — (Register,  viii.  276). 
This  posthumous  child,  named  Abiel3  or  Abihaile,3  and  born  January  1,  1653-4, 
has,  until  recently,  eluded  most  diligent  and  persistent  search.    The  records  of  all 
the  adjoining  towns  have  been  examined,  either  by  the  local  historians  of  Medfield 
and  Medway,  or  by  the  undersigned,  but  all  in  vain.     The  latest  trace  of  her  is 
in  1660,  when  her  name,  Abiel  Wight,  occurs  among  the  grantees  of  the  New 
Grant,  Medway. — (Jameson's  Medway,  23.)     But  it  now  appears  from  examina- 
tion of  Hazen's  Billerica,  p.  93  of  Genealogies,  and  from  inspection  of  the 
record  of  the  town  of  Billerica,  that  she  married  in  that  town,  and  that  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  twelve  children  and  the  ancestress  of  many  distinguished 
persons.     She  is  deserving  of  a  corner  in  this  genealogical  magazine.     On  May 
6,  1673,  she  married,  as  his  second  wife,  Samuel,  born  July  21,  1644,  son  of 
William    Manning    of    Cambridge.      Correct    Bond's     Watertoivn,   528,   where 
William's  wife  is  hopelessly  disguised  as  Abiah  Wright.    Samuel  Manning  moved 
in  1662  to  Billerica,  where  he  was  successively  town  clerk,  selectman,  and 
in  1695-6,  representative.     He  died  Feb.  22,  1710-11;  the  death  of  his  wife  is 
not  given.     Of  their  twelve  children  one  died  in  infancy,  seven  became  parents 
of  large  families.     The  following  are  the  names  of  a  few  of  the  many  descend- 
ants of  the  long  lost  Abiel3  Wight :  Ensign  William4  Manning  of  Billerica,  who 
died  March  25,  1674  ;  William5  Manning,  born  February  28,  1707-8,  lieutenant  of 
the  West  foot  company  of  Billerica;  Samuel5  Robinson,  captain  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war,  buried  in  1767  in  Rev.  George  Whitefield's  Church,  London; 
Alice,5  born  in  1727,  wife  of  Captain  Elisha  Child  of  Woodstock,  Conn. ;  Mercy,' 
born  October  8,  1748,  wife  of  Col.  Joseph  Safford  of  Bennington,  Vt. ;   Sarah,6 
born  November  13,  1751,  wife  of  General  Heman  Swift  of  Cornwall,  Conn.; 
William6  Manning,  born  May  21,  1747,  lieutenant  in  Capt.  Kidder's  Company  in 
2d  Mass.  regiment  in  1776;   Reuben6  Durrant,  born  February  29,   1747-8,  an 
architect  of  churches  and  bridges,  living  in  Bedford,  Mass. ;  Timothy6  Toothaker, 
a  patriot  soldier,  fatally  wounded  at  Bunker  Hill ;  Allen6  Toothaker,  his  brother, 
a  physician,  who  died  July  12,  1775,  from  fever  contracted  while  caring  for  his 
wounded  brother ;  Samuel6  Robinson,  born  August  9,  1738,  captain  at  the  battle 
of  Bennington,  afterwards  colonel  of  militia,  and  judge ;  Moses6  Robinson,  born 
March  15,  1741,  successively  Chief  Justice  and  Governor  of  Vermont,  and  United 
States  Senator;  Jonathan6  Robinson,  born  August  24,  1756,  Chief  Justice  and 
later  United  States  Senator  from  Vermont;  Samuel7  Fay,  landlord  of  the  Cata- 
mount Tavern  at  Bennington  Centre,  Vt. ;  Joel7  Durrant,  who  died  in  the  ser- 
vice in  1812  at  Governor's  Island,  N.  Y. ;  Asa7  Crosby,  born  July  15,  1765,  an 
eminent  physician  of  Sandwich  and  Gilmantou,  N.  H. ;  the  Rev.  Charles7  Walker, 
D.D.,  born  February  1,  1791,  of  Rutland,  Vt. ;  William7  Crosbv,  born  January 
29,  1758,  "the  father  of  Milford,"  N.  H. ;  the  Rev.  Willard7  Child,  D.D.,  born 
November  14,  1796,  of  Mooers,  N.  Y. ;  John  S.8  Robinson,  Governor  of  Vermont 
in  1653;  Joseph  B.8  Danforth,  forty  years  ago  a  Judge  of  Probate  in  Vermont; 
Solon8  Danforth,  forty  years  ago  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  Vermont;  Josiah8 
Crosby,  born  February  1,  1794,  a  distinguished  physician  of  Manchester,  N.  H. ; 
Dixi8  Crosby,  born  February  8,  1800,  for  thirty-two  years  professor  of  surgery 
in  Dartmouth  College;  Nathan8  Crosby,  born  February  12,   1798,  justice  for 
many  years  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  author  of  the  Crosby  Genealogy;  Alpheus8 
Crosby,  born  October  13,  1810,  professor  in  Dartmouth  College,  and  author  of 
Crosby's  Greek  Grammar;    Thomas  Russell8   Crosby,  born  October  22,   1816, 
professor  in  the  agricultural  department  of  Dartmouth  College ;  Anne  Ambrose,8 
wife  of  Professor  G.  N.  Boardman  of  the  Chicago  Theological  Seminary;  the 
Rev.   George  Leon8  Walker,   D.D.,  born  April  30,   1830,  pastor  of  the  First 
Church,  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  author  of  Life  of  Tho?nas  Hooker  and  many  other 
works;  Stephen  Ambrose8  Walker,  born  Nov.  2,  1835,  late  U.  S.  District  Attor- 
ney, New  York;    Henry  Freeman8  Walker,  born  July  3,  1838,  a  prominent  phy- 
sician in   New   York;    Augustus  Addison8  Gould,  the  naturalist   and   author; 
Charles  D.8  Gould,  of  Gould  &  Lincoln,  Boston;    Elizabeth,8  wife  of  Joshua 
Lincoln,  of  Gould  &  Lincoln,  Boston;  Elnathan  Freeman8  Duren,  born  January 
14,  1814,  book-seller  and  publisher,  Bangor,  Me. ;   Joseph8  Low,  born  July  24, 
1790,  first  Mayor  of  Concord,  N.  H. ;    Elias8   Child,   born  September  3,   1806, 
author  of  the  Child  Genealogy ;    the  Rev.  Charles8  Blanchard  of  Oldtown,  Me. ; 
Austin9  Baldwin,  born  June  11,  1807,  of  Austin  Baldwin  &  Co.,  New  York; 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries,  185 

Anne,9  wife  of  the  Rev.  William  B.  Ashley,  D.D.,  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  the 
Rev.  Jacob  M.9  Manning,  D.D.,  of  Old  South  Church,  Boston ;  Charles  Edward9 
Hosmer,  born  May  25,  1837,  an  able  physician  in  Billerica;  the  Rev.  Williston9 
Walker,  born  July  1,  1860,  professor  in  Hartford  Theological  Seminary;  Lucius 
Curtiss9  Child,  of  the  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  Herald,  and  of  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  Anna 
C.10  Snead,  principal  of  the  Kirkwood,  Missouri,  Academy. 

William  Ward  Wight. 


Savage's  Genealogical  Dictionary,  Corrections  and  Additions. 

In  Weymouth. 

Vol.  I. — Page  31.     George1  Allen  bought  Geo.  Applegate's  home  farm  March, 
1640.     Deed  recorded  5d  3mo,  1641.     Henry  Allen  had  land  1647,  and 
John,  Ebenezer  and  George,  Jr.,  1651. 
Page  55.     Samuel2  Andrews  in  W.  prior  to  1697,  descendants  in  Norton  and 
Dighton. 
11     59.     Thomas  Anis — his  wife  Mary  died  May  10,  1659. 

11     93.     William1  Badlam  mar.  Mary,  clau.  of  Stephen2  French,   Jr.,   about 
1688.     She  b.    May  11,    1662.     Children:     Samuel,2   b.  1690, 

mar.  Mary  of  Nicholas  Phillips,  1716;  William,2  b.  Dec.  20,  1693; 
Stephen,  b.  1696,  m.  Elisabeth  Billings  of  Dorchester — pub.  May  30, 
1719.     He  removed  to  Milton;  Mary,2  b.  July  24,  1699,  mar.  Ben 
Shaw  1720. 
"      "      Samuel  Bagley,  Senior,  had  five  children,  1658—1672. 
"     95.     Thomas1  Bailey— 1643.    Died  in  W.  1680-1.    Children  ;  Thomas,2  Jr., 
m.   first  Ruth  of  Richard1  Porter  1660.      Married  second  widow 
Hannah  (Rogers)  Pratt  of  Samuel.     John2  went  to  Freetown  about 
1685.     Esther2  married  John  King;  and  Samuel  who  had  a  family, 
and  died  in  Canada  Expedition  1690-1. 
"     130.     John  Bartlett  had  son  John,  b.  Feb.  11,  1666. 

"     142.     Rev.  James  Bayley,  grad.  Harvard  College  1719.     Ordained  minister 
South  Parish  1723 ;  died  Aug.  22,  1766,  aged  69.     (I  write  this  on 
his  table). 
"     138.     Elder  Edward1  Bates,  died  Mar.  25,  1686,  in  his  81st  year;  grave- 
stone.    Had  wife  Susanna,  and  eight  or  nine  children. 
11     167.     John  Bennett,  1691—1693. 

11  145.  Jeremiah  Beal,  from  Hingham  prior  to  1700;  a  numerous  family. 
"  174.  Zechary1  Bicknell  1635— died  1636 ;  wife  Agnes — who  was  perhaps 
daughter  of  Robert1  Lovell.  She  married  second  Richard  Rockett 
or  Rockwood  of  Braintree.  She  had  son  John2  Rockwood,  b. 
Dec.  1,  1641,  ancestor  of  most  of  the  Rockwoocls  in  Massachusetts. 
Mrs.  Rockwood  died  July  9,  1743.  In  the  Records  of  the  General 
Court,  March  9,  1636-7,  I  find  the  following:  "William  Reed 
having  bought  the  house  and  twenty  acres  of  land  which  was 
Zachary  Bicknell'8  (after  Bicknells  death)  for  £7— 13s— 4d  of 
Richard  Rockett  and  wife,  is  to  have  the  sale  confirmed  by  the 
child  (John)  when  he  cometh  of  age,  or  else  the  child  to  allow 
such  costs  as  the  Court  shall  think  meet." 
11  174.  John2  Bicknell,  only  child  of  Zechary, — had  a  first  wife  Mary,  who 
died  25th  10mo  1657-8.  He  m.  second  Mary,2  daughter  of  Richard 
Porter  2— 10m  1658-9.  He  had  by  first  wife," John,  Jr.,  1654, 
Mary  and  Naomi;  by  second  wife,  Ruth,  Joanna,  Experience, 
Zechary,  Elisabeth,  Mary,  Thomas  and  Hannah,  1675.  He  was 
representative,  &c,  and  died  between  Nov.  6,  1678  and  Jan.  20, 
1679.  In  his  will  he  gave  all  his  estate  to  his  widow  Mary,  "  as 
long  as  she  should  remain  a  widow." 
11  326.  Nicholas  Byram,  bought  John  Glover8  house  and  land  5th  8mo,  1647. 
Savage  says  he  was  a  physician.  He  held  all  the  town  offices.  In 
1660  he  bought  proprietary  rights  in  Bridgwater,  and  removed 
there  in  1662.  He  was  councillor  of  war  in  Plymouth  Colony,  and 
was  a  man  of  much  influence.  On  the  old  Bridgwater  records  I 
found  the  following,  written  so  as  to  fill  the  whole  page,  "  Nicholas 
Byram  Senior,  left  this  world  for  a  better  April  13th  1688."    His 


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186  Notes  and  Queries,  [April, 

widow  Martha  died  1698.  She  was  daughter  of  Abraham1  Shaw 
of  Declham.  They  had  five  children,  who  have  a  multitude  of 
descendants. 
David  Carver,  of  John  of  Duxbury.  First  wife — Ruth;  second 
Hannah,  of  Joseph  Dyer  of  W.  He  sold  out  in  1717  to  Benjamin 
Dyer  for  £600,  and  removed  to  Canterbury,  Conn.,  where  he  died 
Sept.  17,  1727. 

Page  14.     Richard  Davenport,  in  W.  prior  to  1699.     Removed  to 

Bridgwater. 
Samuel  Dawes  died  in  his  Majesty's  service.     His  widow  Experience 

mar.  Charles  Clark  prior  to  1700. 
Edward  Derby — mar.  first  Ruth  Whitmarsh  before  1687;  m.  2d 
widow  Rebecca  Hobart  (of  Aaron,  who  was  drowned  in  Boston 
Harbor  1705).  She  was  daughter  of  Roger  Sumner  of  Milton. 
As  widow  Derby  she  settled  Hobarts  estate.  Derby  died  Jan.  6, 
1724.  He  had  5  children  by  first  wife  and  3  by  second  wife.  She 
married  third  Samuel  Paine  of  Braintree,  March  24,  1726. 
80.     Peter  Dunbar  from  Hiugham,  in  W.   1693  to  1711.     Removed  to 

Bridgwater. 
89.     Dea.  Thomas1  Dyer  married  second  widow  Elisabeth   (Harding) 

Frary.     She  died  1679. 
91.     Richard  Eager  (or  Ager)  mar.  Abigail,  dau.  of  Jacob2  Nash,  prior 

to  1700.     Six  children. 

182.     Andrew1  Ford  mar.  Eleanor  of  Robert1  Lovell.     He  died  in  Hing- 

ham,  Mar.  4,   1692-3.     Thirteen  or  more  children.     In  his  will 

gave  his  children  lands  at  "  Quineboge."    Where  was  that  place? 

261.     John  Glover  sold  his  house  and  lot  to  Nicholas  Byrum  5th  8mo,  1647. 

He  had  other  lands. 
285.     Zacheus  Gould  of  Ipswich  and  of  Weymouth  is  the  same  man.     He 
bought  out  James  Parker  1644,  and  afterwards  sold. 
"       Jeremy  Gould  was  at  Weymouth,  and  sold  his  home  lot  to  Joseph 
Holloway  of  Sandwich,  first  of  8th  mo  1639.     Probably  removed 
to  Topsfield. 
325.     John1  Gurney  mar.  Rebecca,  of  John  Taylor.     He  d.  1691.     Children, 
Richard2   1656,    Joseph,2   Mary,2   Zechariah,2  John,2  Peter  and 
Samuel. 
350.     Robert  Harlow  had  land  1651. 
"      John  Harding  had  land  1651.     Many  other  Hardings  there  prior  to 
1700,  whom  I  cannot  put  in  order. 
370.     Peter  Harvey  &  wife  Sarah  had  Samuel,  b.  W.  Aug.  27,  1696. 
441.     John2  Holbrook  mar.  second  widow  Mary  Loring  (of  Dea.  John  of 

Hull)-     She  died  July  17,  1714. 
443.     Thomas1  Holbrook  I  do  not  think  married  Hopestill  Leland  for  se- 
cond wife.     I  do  not  see  that  he  had  second  wife. 
449.     John1  Hollis  m.  Elisabeth  of  James  Priest— prior  to  1664.     He  died 
1700.     Six  children.     John,2  Jr.,  mar.  Mary  Yardley  of  Braintree 
bef.  1691.     Moved  there  and  died  Jan.  27,  1718. 
470.     Ebenezer  Hovey,  first  wife  Joanna,  second  wife  widow  Sarah  King 
of  Norton. 
William  Harlow  had  land  1651. 
Jonas2  Humphrey  died  1692.     Widow  Martha  died  June  12,  1712. 

Six  children. 
Enoch1  Hunt,  many  corrections  necessary. 
Edmund  Jackson  mar.  Mary  of  Simon2  Whitmarsh  prior  to  1691. 

Removed  to  Abingtou  1706. 
Jones  families  from  Hull  prior  to  1700. 
Joy  families  in  W.  prior  to  1700. 
Page  23.     John1  King,— planter  and  John  King  seamen,  have  puzzled 

many  genealogists.     Their  descendants  are  in  all  the  laud. 
Henry1  Kingman  d.  June  5,  1767 — dau.  Joan— m.  Thomas  Holbrook, 

Anna  m.  Tobias  Davis,  13  Dec.  1649. 
Robert1  Lovell  died  1651 ;  wife  Elisabeth.     Children,  Zacheus2  1620, 
Anna2  1619.     John,2  1627,  he  sold  out  in  W.  and  removed  to  Barn- 
stable, 1678;  Eleanor,2  1633,  mar.  Andrew1  Ford;  James,2  1635, 
died  in  W.  1706. 


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Page  122.     Francis  Loud  in  W.  about  1700.     Many  descendants. 

11  127.  James  Ludden  "  Old  Planter."  Old  James  Ludden  d.  Feb.  7,  1692. 
Five  or  more  children. 

"  261.  James1  Nash — wife  Alice.  Children,  John,2  James,2  Jacob  m.  Abi- 
gail Dyer  before  1667,  and  had  12  or  more  children,  and  died  in 
Abington,  Mar.  13,  1717-18;  Joseph2  of  Scituate,  Sarah2  and 
Rebecca.2 

11  293.  Nicholas  Norton,  1637;  wife  Elisabeth.  Probably  removed  to 
Martha's  Vineyard — 11  children.  None  of  the  name  afterward 
for  more  than  100  years  in  W. 

"  314.  William1  Orcutt  had  two  wives  &  12  children  or  more.  He  d.  Bridg- 
water 1694. 

11     318.     John  Osborn  of  W.  and  Braintree  same  man. 

"  "  Matthew  Osborn  bound  himself  to  John  Reed  of  W.  for  6  years, 
Sept.  14,  1637.     (Plymouth  Records.) 

11  327.  Samuel1  Packard  in  W. — 1655  to  1664.  Selectman.  Removed  to 
Bridgwater.  His  daughter  Hannah  m.  Clement  Briggs,  Jr.,  who 
died  1669.  Packard  &  his  daughter  settled  estate  of  Briggs.  She 
m.  second  Thomas  Randall  of  Easton. 

11     404.     William  Pittee,  now  Pettee,  wife  Mary.    He  d.  1679.    Nine  children. 

"  413.  Nicholas1  Phillips  1640,  died  1672,  8  chil. ;  Richard,2  Alice,2  Ex- 
perience,2 b.  1641,  Caleb2  1644,  Joshua,2  Benjamin,2  Hannah2  & 
Abigail.2 

11  454.  Edward1  Pool  &  wife  Sarah.  He  d.  1664, — never  in  Newport.  7 
children. 

11  459.  Richard1  Porter  1635,  died  1688-9.  Children,  John,2m.  Deliverance 
Byron,  Feb.  9,  1660.  Ruth,2  b.  3-8m  1639,  ma.  Thomas  Bailey 
19th  7m0  1660;  Thomas,2  mar.  Sarah  Vining,  he  died  before  her 
father;  Mary,2  mar.  John  Bicknell  1658,  his  2d  wife — 7  children. 
Ancestors  of  many  Bicknells. 

11  474.  Macaeth1  Pratt— Old  Planter.  Died  1672-3,  wife  Elizabeth— Chil- 
dren, Matthew,2  mar.  Sarah2  Hunt,  1st  6m,  1661;  John,2  m. 
Mary  Whitman,  Nov.  27,  1656;  Joseph,2  m.  Sarah  Judkins,  May 
7,  1662;  Samuel,2  m.  Hannah  Rogers,  19th  7ra  1660;  Mary,2  m. 
Thomas  White,  Jr. ;  Sarah,2  m.  John  Richards  about  1671 ;  Elisa- 
beth,2 m.  Wm.1  Chard,  27th  9m  1660. 

"  486.  James  Priest  in  W.  1640,  wife  Elisabeth,  died  1676— Eight  children. 
I  have  made  much  search  for  his  history,  but  without  avail; — 
probably  from  Plymouth. 

11  506.  Robert1  Randall — mar.  first  Mary,  sister  of  Stephen1  French. — 
He  married  second,  and  died  Mar.  3,  1691. 

11     519.    William  Reed  and  his  family  continue  to  trouble  their  descendants. 

"  534.  William  Richards  from  Plymouth  bought  the  house  of  Nicholas 
Whitmarsh,  July  6,  1658.  Wife  Grace.  He  died  1682,  several 
children;  John,2  mar.  Sarah  of  Matthew  Pratt?  he  died  1695,  wife 
d.  June  12,  1727;  nine  children;  Joseph2  had  two  wives  and  11 
children;  James,2  m.  Ruth  of  John  Bicknell.  He  died  March  8, 
1710-11.  She  d.  Feb.  12,  1728;  four  children;  William,2  Jr., 
wife  Mary;  he  d.  April  24,  1683,  two  children  I  find. 

11     541.     Thomas  Rider  had  land  1651. 

"  561.  John1  Rogers  "  Old  Planter,"— not  "  of  Scituate."  He  died  Feb.  11, 
1661.  Selectman  often.  Second  wife  Judith, — Children,  John,2 
Jr.,  mar.  Mary,  of  Edward1  Bates,  Feb.  8,  1663 ;  in  1677  he  applied 
to  General  Court  as  a  "house  holder  and  Churchman"  to  be 
made  a  Freeman,  four  daughters.  Other  children  of  John1  were 
Lydia,2  b.  Mar.  27,  1642,  Hannah,2  Mary2  and  Sarah.2 
Vol.  IV.— Page  4.  Edward  Sale,  not  Savil,  in  W.  1640-1692.  Town  Officer. 
Children;  Obediah,2  b.  July  20,  1640,  Miriam,2  1645,  Nathaniel,2 
d.  in  W.  Dec.  14,  1714,  Ephraim,2  John2  and  Robert.2  Some  of 
the  family  went  to  Rehoboth. 
Page  63.  Abraham1  Shaw  of  Declham.  His  children  all  of  Weymouth.  John,2 
d.  in  W.  Sept.  16,  1704,  m.  Alice,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Phillips, 
and  had  11  children;  Joseph,  prob.  ancestor  of  R.  G.  Shaw  of 
Boston,  died  in  Boston,  13  Dec,  1653;  Martha,2  m.  Nicholas  By- 
rum  ;  Nicholas3  of  John2  m.  Deborah3  of  John2  Whitmarsh  ab. 
VOL.   XLVI.  16* 


188  Notes  and  Queries.  [April, 

168G,  and  had  11  chil. ;   Joseph3  of  John2  m.  Judith3  of  John2 
Whitmarsh,  and  removed  to  Bridgwater. 
Page    89.     Luke  Short,  Jr.— 1693;  father  d.  Midclleborough  1746,  aged  116. 

"  117.  James1  Smith,  d.  1676,  wife  Joan  d.  2d  3m  1659.  Children,  Nath- 
aniel,2 b.  W.  June  8,  1639;  James2  had  wife  Mary  and  7  children; 
Joshua,2  probably  removed  to  Swansea,  and  Hannah.2 

"  168.  John1  Staples,  Senior — early  wife  Kebecca.  Children,  John2  went 
to  Braintree ;  Joseph2  to  Taunton ;  Sarah2  m.  Increase2  Sumner 
of  Milton,  Mar.  26,  1667;  Mary2  m.  Samuel2  Sumner  of  Milton; 
and  Rebecca,2  b.  March  27,  1639. 

"     241.     Thomas  Swift,  Jr.  had  son  Thomas,  b.  in  W.  Nov.  18,  1687. 

"  242.  Timothy3  Symmes,  of  Wm  Symmes  of  Charlestown,  went  with  his 
mother  to  Weymouth,  where  she  m.  second  Rev.  Samuel2  Torrey, 
July  30,  1695;  he  lived  with  them  until  1707  when  he  went  to 
Scituate,  where  he  died  1765,  aged  82.  He  m.  Mrs.  Elisabeth 
Collamore  Rose,  July  31,  1710;  their  son  Timothy,4  Jr.  b.  May  27, 
1714,  grad.  Har.  College  1737,  he  had  son  John  C.,&  b.  July  10, 
1742,  his  daughter  Anna6  m.  William  Henry  Harrison,  President 
of  the  U.  S.,  his  son  John  S.  Harrison  b.  1804,  and  his  son  Ben- 
jamin Harrison  is  now  President  of  the  United  States. 

11  286.  John  Thompson  of  W.  1648 — I  think  the  son  of  David  Thompson 
the  grantee  of  Thompson15  Island,  Boston  Harbor,  who  became  of 
age  1648-9,  and  settled  in  Weymouth.  "  John  Thompson  son  and 
heir  of  David  Thompson,  deceased  who  in  and  about  1626  did 
take  actual  possession  of  an  island  in  the  Massachusetts  Bay 
called  Thompson's  Island  and  being  there  vacu  domicilia,  and 
erected  a  habitation  there  and  died  soon  after  left  the  petitioner 
an  infant."  The  Court  granted  the  Island  to  Thompson  against 
the  protest  of  the  Town  of  Dorchester  which  claimed  it.  Thomp- 
son was  Constable  and  Townsman  in  W.  and  removed  to  Menclon 
1667,  where  he  died  1685-86.  His  will  March  27,  1684,  proved 
April  27,  1686. 

11  306.  William1  Tirrellin  W.  about  1672.  His  son  William,2  Jr.  m.  Abigail 
of  Thomas  Pratt  ab.  1680,  removed  to  Abington  1705.  Ten  chil- 
dren;  Gideon2  d.  Oct.  13,  1730,  mar.  Hannah  of  Thos.  Kingman 
1687.  Representative  several  years,  1726-28-29-30,  died  Oct.  13, 
1730.     Eight  children. 

"  329.  Robert1  Tucker  of  W.— 1647-51,  removed  to  Gloucester  1651,  re- 
turned to  Weymouth,  1660  removed  to  Milton ;  first  Town  Clerk 
there  May  7,  1662.  Probably  had  been  clerk  in  Gloucester  and 
Weymouth.  The  late  Edmund  J.  Baker  was  of  that  opinion. 
Tucker  was  overseer  of  Clement1  Briggs's  will  in  W.  1648-9. 

"  346.  John1  Turner  in  W.  1640;  ancestor  of  many.  Jacob,2  b.  Mar.  10, 
1667,  mar.  Jane  Vining  —  many  children;  Ann  probably  mar. 
Thomas  Bicknell. 

"  374.  John  Vining  d.  Feb.  1685.  Mar.  Margaret  Reed  11-3™  1657,  by 
Capt.  Torrey.  She  d.  Aug.  6,  1659,  he  mar.  second  Mary  Reed  22d 
llm  1659.     Ten  or  more  children  by  second  wife. 

"  374.  John1  Vinson  d.  Sept.  20,  1718,  wife  Susannah  Whitmarsh  or  Gurney. 
(She  m.  second  John  Canterbery  1721,  and  died  Dec.  9,  1729). 
Children,  John,2  Jr.,  b.  July  28,  1675,  m.  Sarah  Kingman  bef.  1696 
— Ten  chil. ;  Ebenezer,2  b.  Mar.  26,  1684,  m.  Jane  of  Joseph 
Drake — 8  children ;  Samuel,2  wife  Hannah  and  ten  children.  Widow 
m.  Lieut.  Jo.  Nash. 

"  525.  John  Whitmarsh  in  W.  1635— died  prior  to  1650,  wife  Alice.  Chil- 
dren, Simon,2  Nicholas2  m.  Hannah  Reed,  Dec.  2,  1658;  John,2  Jr. 
m.  Sarah  of  John  Harden — he  d.  1695,  had  twelve  or  more  chil- 
dren; Richard,2  Onesiphorous2  had  land  1650;  James,  and  Jane. 

Bangor,  Maine.  Joseph  W.  Porter. 


Vol.  I.,  page  399,  Mr.  Savage  says  of  Nathaniel  Clarke,  Senior,  of  Newbury, 
Mass.  "  d.  on  board  the  sh.  Six  Friends,  soon  after  sail,  in  the  expcclit.  against 
Quebec,  25  Aug.  1690,  from  an  injury,  aged  46."    Nathaniel  Clarke,  Senior,  died 


1892.]  Notes  and  Queries,  189 

at  his  home  in  Newbury,  25  Aug.,  1690,  and  as  he  was  married  Nov.  23,  1663,  it 
seems  probable  that  he  was  older  than  46  in  1690.  His  son  Nathaniel  went  in 
the  expedition  against  Canada,  and  was  mortally  wounded  in  October,  1690,  on 
board  the  ship  Six  Friends,  and  died.  Rev.  John  Hale  of  Beverly,  the  chaplain, 
wrote  his  will,  which  was  duly  signed  and  witnessed.  Mr.  Hale  brought  the  will 
home,  and  gave  it  to  the  young  man's  father-in-law,  Peter  Toppan,  who  failed 
to  offer  it  for  probate.  See  depositions  on  file  at  Salem  Court  House,  of  Rev. 
John  Hale,  and  of  Henry  Somerby.  These  depositions  are  printed  in  full  in  the 
11  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Nathaniel  Clarke  of  Newbury,  Mass."  pages 
25  and  26.  Nathaniel  the  younger  left  one  child  only,  Nathaniel,  born  29  July, 
1689.  The  Elizabeth  mentioned  by  Mr.  Savage  had  apparently  died  before  her 
father.  George  Kuhn  Clarke. 

Needham,  Mass. 


Historical  Intelligence. 

Herrick  Genealogy. — All  the  remaining  printed  sheets  of  the  "  Herrick 
Genealogy,"  published  in  1885,  and  noticed  by  us  in  October  of  that  year,  were 
destroyed  by  a  fire  which  burned  the  book  bindery,  where  they  were  stored, 
on  Tuesday  morning,  January  26th.  Thirty-one  bound  copies  are  all  that  the 
author,  Lucius  C.  Herrick,  M.D.,  has  remaining  on  hand.  These,  fortunately, 
he  had  at  his  residence,  1447  Highland  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  A  little  over  two 
hundred  copies  were  burned.  Those  who  wish  to  obtain  the  book  had  better 
make  application  at  once. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to 
furnish  the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families 
and  other  information  which  they  think  may  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that 
all  facts  of  interest  illustrating  family  history  or  character  be  communicated, 
especially  service  under  the  U.  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices, 
graduation  from  college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  places  and 
dates  of  births,  marriages,  residence  and  death.  When  there  are  more  than  one 
christian  name  they  should  all  be  given  in  full  if  possible.  No  initials  should 
be  used  when  the  full  names  are  known. 

Coutant.  By  Arthur  Bearclsley,  Swartmore  College,  Swartmore,  Pa. — Mr. 
Bearclsley  is  preparing  a  genealogy  of  the  Coutant  and  related  families,  parti- 
cularly those  of  Badeau  and  Gerou  (Gerauld,  Gerau,  &c),  all  Huguenot  families 
who  settled  originally  at  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.,  and  passed  from  that  point  to 
various  parts  of  New  York  and  New  England,  especially  Connecticut.  Those 
interested  are  requested  to  send  their  records  to  the  above  address.  Circulars 
will  be  sent  on  application.  The  addresses  of  those  who  can  furnish  informa- 
tion is  desired. 

Fairchild. — Mrs.  Annie  Fairchild  Plant,  of  Milton,  Vt.,  has  collected  a  large 
amount  of  material  relating  to  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Fairchild,  who  came 
to  Stratford,  Conn.,  in  1639.  Any  person  having  matter  relating  to  these  de- 
scendants would  oblige  Mrs.  Plant  by  sending  the  same  to  her. 

Lee. — Edward  Clinton  Lee,  Esq.,  Drexel  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  col- 
lecting the  records  for  a  genealogy  of  the  descendants  of  William  Lee  of  Bucks 
County,  Pa.  It  will  include  the  Lee  Family  of  Bucks  County.  This  William  is 
said  to  have  been  a  near  relative  of  Richard  Henry  Lee  of  1776.  His  descen- 
dants for  many  generations  were  quakers. 

Pillsbury.  By  Mrs.  E.  A.  Getchell  of  Newburyport. — The  ancestor  of  this 
family,  William  Pillsbury,  settled  at  Dorchester  in  1641,  and  died  in  Newbury, 
1686. 

Poole.  By  William  P.  Greenlaw,  No.  245  Putnam  Avenue,  Cambridgeport, 
Mass. — John  Poole,  the  emigrant  ancestor,  died  in  Reading,  Mass.,  April  1, 1667. 

Savary.— In  the  Register  for  April,  1881  (vol.  35,  p.  184),  a  genealogy  of 
this  family  was  announced  as  in  preparation  by  A.  W.  Savary.  In  October, 
1887,  Judge  Savary  contributed  an  article  on  the  early  generations  of  the  Savary 
families  to  the  Register  (vol.  41,  pp.  369-88).  We  have  just  received  a  pros- 
pectus of  the  book  on  which  he  has  so  long  been  engaged,  and  which  will  be 
issued  this  year  from  the  press  of  Alfred  Mudge  &  Son,  24  Franklin  St.,  Boston, 


190  Societies  and  their  Proceedings.  [April, 

Mass.,  if  a  sufficient  number  of  subscribers  to  pay  the  cost  of  publication  are 
obtained.  It  will  make  a  volume  of  about  200  pages,  and  will  be  furnished  at 
four  dollars  a  copy,  express  or  postage  prepaid.  The  title  of  the  book  will  be, 
"The  Savery  Families  (Savory  and  Savary)  of  New  England  and  Philadelphia 
and  the  Savery  Family":  a  Genealogy  with  Biographical  Sketches,  including 
an  extended  sketch  of  the  Life  and  Labors  of  William  Savery,  Minister  of  the 
Gospel  in  the  Society  of  Friends,  by  A.  W.  Savary,  M.A.,  of  Annapolis  Royal, 
N.  S.,  assisted  in  the  Genealogy  by  Miss  Lyclia  A.  Savary  of  East  Wareham, 
Mass.  Subscriptions  should  be  addressed  to  A.  W.  Savary,  Esq.,  Annapolis 
Royal,  Nova  Scotia. 


Local  History  in  Preparation  : 

History  of  Taunton,  Mass. — The  Rev.  Samuel  Hopkins  Emery,  D.D.,  of  Taun- 
ton, president  of  the  Old  Colony  Historical  Society,  and  author  of  "  The 
Ministry  of  Taunton,"  published  in  1853,  has  in  preparation  a  history  of  that 
ancient  town.  Persons  having  facts  or  documents  relating  to  Taunton  are 
advised  to  send  them  at  once  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Emery.  Though  the  town  records 
were  burnt  half  a  century  ago,  there  is  still  much  material  preserved  relating  to 
the  place,  and  with  so  competent  an  historian  as  Dr.  Emery  the  book  cannot 
fail  to  be  valuable  and  interesting. 


SOCIETIES    AND    THEIR    PROCEEDINGS. 

New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society. 

Boston,  Massachusetts,  Wednesday,  January  6,  1892. — The  annual  meeting 
was  held  in  Jacob  Sleeper  Hall,  No.  12  Somerset  Street,  this  afternoon  at  three 
o'clock,  the  president,  Abner  C.  Gooclell,  Jr.,  A.M.,  in  the  chair.  After  the 
transaction  of  the  business  of  the  regular  monthly  meeting,  the  business  of  the 
annual  meeting  was  taken  up. 

Hamilton  A.  Hill,  A.M.,  presented  the  annual  report  of  the  Council.  It  con- 
tained abstracts  of  reports  to  the  Council  by  the  chairmen  of  several  com- 
mittees, namely  :  the  President  of  the  society  for  the  committee  on  the  society's 
house;  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hazen,  D.D.,  for  the  library  committee;  Rev.  Henry  F. 
Jenks,  A.M.,  for  the  publishing  committee;  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M.,  for 
the  committee  on  English  research;  Hamilton  A.  Hill,  A.M.,  for  the  committee 
on  memorials;  Mr.  Henry  E.  Woods,  for  the  committee  on  heraldry;  Rev. 
David  Greene  Haskins,  S.T.D.,  for  the  committee  on  papers  and  essays; 
Rev.  William  C.  Winslow,  LL.D.,  for  the  committee  on  donations;  George  K. 
Clarke,  LL.B.,  for  the  committee  on  the  rolls  of  membership  ;  John  Ward  Dean, 
A.M.,  for  the  committee  to  assist  the  historiographer;  and  Mr.  Henry  H.  Edes, 
for  the  committee  on  the  society's  records. 

Rev.  Ezra  Hoyt  Byington,  D.D.,  the  librarian,  made  his  annual  report.  The 
additions  to  the  library  during  the  year  were  682  books  and  1947  pamphlets. 

On  motion  of  Charles  S.  Ensign,  LL.B.,  the  thanks  of  the  society  were  voted 
to  the  Rev.  Ezra  Hoyt  Byington,  D.D.,  the  retiring  librarian. 

Mr.  Benjamin  B.  Torrey,  the  treasurer,  reported  that  the  annual  receipts  were 
$3,593.20,  and  the  expenditures  were  $3,145.08,  leaving  a  balance  of  $448.12. 

The  trustees  of  the  Kidder  Fund  reported  that  the  receipts,  including  a  balance 
at  the  beginning  of  the  year,  were  $306.80,  of  which  $153.36  had  been  expended 
for  the  purchase  of  books,  leaving  $153.44  on  hand.    The  fund  amounts  to  $2000. 

Andrew  McFarland  Davis,  S.B.,  chairman  of  the  nominating  committee,  re- 
ported a  list  of  candidates  for  officers  for  the  ensuing  year.  George  A.  Gordon, 
A.  M. ,  nominated  a  list  of  candidates  identical  with  the  regular  list  except  the 
candidates  for  president  and  corresponding  secretary.  The  regular  list  was 
duly  elected  by  ballot  as  follows  : 

President. — Abner  C.  Goodell,  Jr.,  A.M. 

Vice-Presidents. — Benjamin  Apthorp  Gould,  LL.D.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass; 
Joseph  Williamson,  A.M.,  of  Belfast,  Me.;  Joseph  Burbeen  Walker,  A.M.,  of 
Concord,  N.  II. ;  James  Barrett,  LL.D.,  of  Rutland,  Vt. ;  Elisha  Benjamin 
Andrews,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Providence,  R.  I. ;  Edward  Elbridge  Salisbury,  LL.D., 
of  New  Haven,  Conn. 


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Recording  Secretary. — Gustavus  Arthur  Hilton,  LL.B.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Corresponding  Secretary. — Mr.  Henry  Herbert  Edes  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Treasurer. — Mr.  Benjamin  Barstow  Torrey  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Librarian. — Henry  Winchester  Cunningham,  A.B.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Members  of  the  Council  for  three  years. — Andrew  Preston  Peabody,  D.D., 
L.L.D.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Hamilton  Andrews  Hill,  A.M.,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Mr. 
Benjamin  Greene  Smith  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Francis  H.  Brown,  M.D.,  the  corresponding  secretary,  presented  his  report. 
During  the  year  1891,  seventy-eight  gentlemen  accepted  membership,  three 
of  whom  were  honorary  members  and  seventy-five  resident  members. 

Hamilton  A.  Hill,  A.M.,  the  historiographer,  reported  the  necrology  con- 
taining the  names  of  three  honorary,  eleven  corresponding,  ten  life  and  six 
resident  members,  who  died  in  1891,  and  of  two  corresponding  members  who 
died  in  1890. 

President  Goodell  then  delivered  his  Annual  Address. 

On  motion  of  Hamilton  A.  Hill,  A.M.,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  president's  Annual  Address,  the  proceedings  of  this  meeting, 
and  the  several  reports  and  papers  presented  to  it,  be  referred  to  the  council 
with  full  powers. 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Massachusetts,  Wednesday,  January  13,  1892. — The  thirty-eighth 
annual  meeting  of  this  Society  was  held  this  day,  the  president,  Rev.  S.  Hopkins 
Emery,  D.D.,  in  the  chair. 

President  Emery  delivered  his  annual  address,  in  which  he  referred  to  the 
small  gathering  at  his  house  on  the  23d  of  February,  1854,  when,  under  the  act  of 
incorporation,  the  first  meeting  of  the  incorporators  was  held,  by-laws  were 
adopted  and  officers  chosen.  "  Of  the  twelve  original  office  bearers,"  he  said, 
"only  four  remain,  the  Hon.  John  Ordronaux,  our  first  secretary,  the  present 
distinguished  professor  of  the  department  of  law  in  New  York  University; 
Henry  B.  Wheelwright,  now  in  Europe;  Mr.  Edgar  H.  Reed,  the  enthusiastic 
antiquary  of  Taunton,  and  myself.  Let  us  recall  reverently  and  affectionately 
the  names  of  the  eight  deceased,  Nathaniel  Morton,  Samuel  L.  Crocker,  Hodges 
Reed,  all  of  Taunton ;  John  Daggett  of  Attleboro',  Ellis  Ames  of  Canton,  Wil- 
liam R.  Deane  and  Mortimer  Blake,  both  of  Mansfield,  and  Caleb  Swan  of 
Easton.  All  these  names  were  in  their  time  identified  with  the  history  of  the 
towns  they  represent.  We  cherish  them  as  a  choice  part  of  the  history  of  this 
Society." 

Dea.  Edgar  H.  Reed,  the  historiographer,  read  memorial  sketches  of  two 
deceased  members,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hart  Griswold  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  who  died 
Nov.  18,  1891,  aged  69,  and  Charles  Richmond  Dabney,  who  died  at  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  Dec.  26,  1891,  aged  55. 

The  secretary  read  a  letter  from  the  executor  of  James  Wilson  Smith  of 
Providence,  enclosing  a  check  for  $500,  the  amount  of  Mr.  Smith's  legacy. 

The  following  officers  were  unanimously  elected  : 

President. — Rev.  S.  Hopkins  Emery,  D.D.,  of  Taunton. 

Vice  Presidents. — Hon.  Edmund  H.  Bennett  of  Taunton,  Rev.  William  L. 
Chaflin  of  North  Easton. 

Recording  Secretary  and  Librarian. — Capt.  John  W.  D.  Hall,  of  Taunton. 

Corresponding  Secretary. — Hon.  Charles  A.  Reed,  of  Taunton. 

Treasurer. — Dr.  Elijah  U.  Jones,  of  Taunton. 

Historiographer. — Edgar  H.  Reed,  Esq.,  of  Taunton. 

Directors.— Hon.  William  E.  Fuller,  of  Taunton ;  Gen.  Ebenezer  W.  Peirce, 
of  Freetown;  Henry  M.  Lovering,  Esq.,  of  Taunton;  Hon.  John  S.  Brayton,  of 
Fall  River;  Elisha  C.  Leonard,  Esq.,  of  New  Bedford;  James  M.  Cushman, 
Esq.,  of  Taunton. 

Dr.  Elijah  U.  Jones,  the  treasurer,  and  Capt.  John  W.  D.  Hall,  the  librarian, 
made  their  annual  reports. 

Maine  Genealogical  Society. 

Portland,  Wednesday,  January  20,  1892.— The  Annual  Meeting  was  held  this 
evening  at  the  Historical  Society's  library  in  the  Baxter  Building,  the  president, 
Hon.  M.  F.  King,  in  the  chair. 

The  first  exercise  was  a  magic-lantern  exhibition  of  silhouette  portraits  taken 


192  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  [April, 

at  Bowdoin  College,  Brunswick,  Maine,  while  Hon.  Lory  Odell,  of  the  class  of 
1823,  was  in  college,  and  preserved  by  him.  Among  the  silhouettes  were  those 
of  Senator  William  Pitt  Fessenden  and  President  Franklin  Pierce,  but  they 
were  mostly  of  the  class  of  1823.     They  are  the  property  of  F.  O.  Conant. 

Mr.  Conant,  the  secretary,  reported  the  death  of  four  members  during  the 
year — Roswell  M.  Richardson,  William  M.  Sargent,  John  C.  Tukesbury  and 
James  R.  Lunt ;  and  the  admission  of  twelve  new  members. 

The  librarian  and  the  treasurer  made  their  annual  reports.  There  is  a  balance 
of  $133.15  in  the  treasury. 

The  following  offiers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  unanimously  elected : 

President. — Marquis  F.  King. 

Vice  President. — Albion  K.  P.  Meserve. 

Secretary. — Frederick  O.  Conant. 

Librarian. — Stephen  M.  Watson. 

Treasurer. — Millard  F.  Hicks. 

Maine  Historical  Society. 

Portland,  Thursday,  January  21,  1892. — A  meeting  was  held  this  day  in 
Baxter  Building. 

James  P.  Baxter,  A.M.,  the  president  of  the  Society,  at  the  afternoon  session, 
read  a  paper  on  "  Pre-Columbian  Discovery." 

Henry  W.  Wheeler,  the  historian  of  Brunswick,  Maine,  read  a  paper  on  "  The 
ancient  town  of  Augusta,"  a  settlement  at  Small  Point  Harbour,  near  the  mouth 
of  the  Kennebec.  It  has  existed  only  a  few  years,  and  was  abandoned  about 
1721. 

Hon.  Joseph  Williamson  gave  an  account  of  the  discovery  of  some  of  the 
historical  manuscripts  of  his  uncle,  Hon.  William  D.  Williamson,  the  historian 
of  Maine. 

Parker  M.  Read  read  a  paper  on  "  Samuel  Denny  of  Ancient  Georgetown." 

At  the  evening  session,  President  Baxter  read  portions  of  a  paper  by  Llewellyn 
Deane  of  Washington,  entitled  "  Reminiscences  of  State  Street,  Portland,  and 
its  People." 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society. 

Providence,  Tuesday,  December  15,  1891. — The  regular  fortnightly  meeting 
was  held  this  evening. 

Mr.  Henry  Crawford  Dorr,  of  New  York  city,  read  the  first  part  of  a  paper 
entitled  "  Roger  Williams  and  William  Harris,  or  the  Controversy  between  the 
Proprietors  and  Freeholders  of  Providence." 

December  29. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening.  Mr.  Dorr  read  the  second 
part  of  his  paper  on  "Williams  and  Harris."  The  remainder  will  be  read  on 
some  future  occasion. 

Virginia  Historical  Society. 

Bichmond,  Monday,  December  21,  1891. — The  general  meeting  of  this  Society 
was  held  this  evening  in  the  hall  of  the  House  of  Delegates,  the  president, 
the  Hon.  William  Wirt  Henry,  in  the  chair. 

President  Henry  stated  that  in  order  to  awaken  greater  interest  in  the  Society, 
the  executive  committee  had  decided  to  attempt  a  new  departure,  namely,  that 
of  having  papers  read  at  these  annual  meetings. 

Prof.  James  Mercier  Garnett,  LL.D.,  of  the  University  of  Virginia,  read  the 
first  paper  at  this  meeting,  the  subject  being  "  Early  Revolutionary  History  of 
Virginia,  1773-74." 

Prof.  John  B.  Henneman,  Ph.D.,  followed  with  a  paper  on  "Historic  Ele- 
ments in  Virginia  Education  and  Literary  Effort." 

Prof.  William  P.  Trent,  Ph.D.,  of  the  University  of  the  South,  read  a  paper 
entitled  "  Notes  on  Recent  Work  in  Southern  History." 

Prof.  J.  L.  Hall,  of  William  and  Mary  College,  read  a  paper  entitled"  Cata- 
logue of  Epitaphs  on  Ancient  Tombstones  in  York,  James  City  and  Warwick 
Counties,  Virginia." 

Tuesday,  Dec.  22,  1891. — The  second  general  meeting  was  held  this  evening, 
President  Henry  in  the  chair. 

Hon.  R.  T.  Barton,  of  Winchester,  Va.,  read  a  paper  on  "  The  First  Election 
of  Washington  to  the  House  of  Burgesses." 


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Hon.  R.  S.  Thomas,  of  Smithfield,  Va.,  followed  with  a  paper  on  "  The  Old 
Brick  Church  in  Smithfield,  Va.,  built  in  1632." 

Mr.  Richard  Hayward  Gaines,  of  Richmond,  read  a  paper  on  "Richmond's 
First  Academy,  projected  by  M.  Quesnay  de  Beaurepaire,  in  1786." 

Mr.  Philip  A.  Bruce  next  read  a  paper  on  "  Agriculture  in  Virginia  during  the 
First  Twenty  Years  of  the  Colony." 

Mr.  F.  P.  Brent  being  absent,  his  paper  was  read  by  Mr.  J.  Taylor  Stratton. 
The  title  is  "  Some  Unpublished  Facts  relating  to  Bacon's  Rebellion  in  Accomac 
County,  Va." 

Mrs.  Annie  Tucker  Tyler  read  the  concluding  paper,  which  was  on  "  Thomas 
Hansford,  the  First  American  Martyr  to  Liberty." 

The  annual  election  then  took  place,  and  the  following  officers  were  chosen : 

President. — William  Wirt  Henry,  Richmond,  Va. 

Vice  Presidents. — J.  L.  M.  Curry,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Archer  Anderson, 
Richmond,  Va. ;  W.  P.  Palmer,  Richmond,  Va. 

Corresponding  Secretary  and  Librarian. — R.  A.  Brock,  Richmond,  Va. 

Becording  Secretary. — George  A.  Barksdale,  Richmond,  Va. 

Treasurer. — Robert  T.  Brooke,  Richmond,  Va. 

Executive  Committee. — David  C.  Richardson,  Charles  Gorham  Barney,  Joseph 
Bryan,  Edward  Virginius  Valentine,  John  Ott,  Orin  L.  Cottrell,  Thomas  Nelson 
Page,  Bennett  W.  Green  and  J.  Alston  Cabell,  of  Richmond,  Va. ;  William  A. 
Maury,  of  Washington;  Lyon  G.  Tyler,  of  Williamsburg,  Va.,  and  R.  M. 
Hughes,  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

Mr.  Lyon  G.  Tyler  offered  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted : 

Besolved,  That  the  Society  approve  the  bill  now  pending  in  the  Legislature 
for  the  appropriation  of  $5,000  for  copying  county  court  records  prior  to  1790. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

Kansas  State  Historical  Society. 

Topeka,  Tuesday,  January  19,  1892. — The  annual  meeting  was  held  this 
evening  in  Representatives  Hall. 

An  address  was  delivered  by  Judge  J.  S.  Emery  of  Lawrence,  on  "  History 
and  Historical  Composition,"  after  which  Dr.  Peter  McVicar,  president  of 
Washburn  College,  read  a  paper  entitled  "  Some  Reminiscences  concerning  School 
Lands  in  the  Osage  Reservation  in  Kansas."  Dr.  McVicar's  paper  is  printed  in 
full  in  the  Topeka  Daily  Capital,  Jan.  20. 

Hon.  Franklin  G.  Adams,  the  secretary,  then  read  the  annual  report  of  the 
board  of  directors  on  the  work  of  the  Society.  The  report  is  printed  in  the 
Topeka  Daily  Capital,  Jan.  21.  It  shows  some  interesting  facts  in  reference  to 
the  historical  material  collected  by  this  Association. 

The  following  officers  were  then  elected  : 

President. — Ex. -Go v.  Thomas  A.  Osborn. 

Vice  Presidents. — Judge  B.  F.  Sampson  and  Hon.  A.  R.  Greene. 

A  board  of  directors  was  also  chosen,  several  in  place  of  deceased  members, 
or  those  who  declined  to  serve  or  had  removed  from  the  state.  Among  those 
was  Mrs.  Col.  Samuel  N.  Wood  in  place  of  her  husband.  She  is  the  first  woman 
that  has  ever  been  given  a  place  on  the  board.  The  terms  of  office  of  Hon.  T. 
Dwight  Thacher,  treasurer,  and  Hon.  Franklin  G.  Adams,  the  secretary,  have 
not  expired. 

State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin. 

Madison,  Thursday,  December  10,  1891. — The  thirty-ninth  Annual  Meeting 
was  held  Thursday  evening,  December  10,  1891,  in  the  senate  chamber  in  the 
State  Capitol,  the  president,  Hon.  John  Johnson,  in  the  chair. 

The  president  delivered  a  brief  address. 

The  corresponding  secretary,  Mr.  Reuben  G.  Thwaites,  in  behalf  of  the 
executive  committee,  presented  its  annual  report. 

Hon.  N.  B.  Van  Slyke,  chairman  of  the  committee  on  finance,  presented  his 
report  approving  the  annual  report  of  the  treasurer,  Mr.  Frank  F.  Proud  fit. 

Mr.  William  A.  P.  Morris,  chairman,  presented  the  report  of  the  auditing 
committee. 

A  curator  for  two  years,  in  place  of  Dr.  Lyman  C.  Draper,  and  twelve  cura- 
tors for  three  years,  were  then  chosen.     Members  were  also  elected. 


194  Necrology  of  Historic  Genealogical  Society.       [April, 

Thanks  were  voted  to  President  Johnson  for  his  munificent  gift  of  books  dur- 
ing the  year,  and  for  the  interest  shown  in  the  affairs  of  the  Society. 

On  motion  of  Dr.  Van  Slyke,  a  committee  was  appointed  for  the  management 
and  letting  of  the  Draper  homestead,  now  the  property  of  the  Society,  and 
Messrs.  Charles  Chapman,  N.  B.  Van  Slyke  and  R.  G.  Thwaites  were  selected 
as  the  committee. 

Corresponding  Secretary  Thwaites  then  delivered  an  address  on  the  Life  and 
Character  of  Lyman  Copeland  Draper,  LL.D.  At  the  conclusion  brief  informal 
remarks,  eulogistic  of  Dr.  Draper's  work  and  career,  were  made  by  several 
members.  This  address  is  printed  in  full,  with  portrait,  in  the  Society's  pamph- 
let proceedings,  as  is  also  Dr.  Draper's  will,  by  which  his  library  and  other 
property  are  bequeathed  to  the  Society.  A  subscription  paper  was  then  started 
to  procure  a  fitting  portrait  of  Dr.  Draper  for  the  Society's  gallery. 

A  paper  on  the  late  Hon.  Asahel  Fitch  of  Milwaukee,  by  Hon.  A.  M.  Thom- 
son, was  presented  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 

Messrs.  R.  G.  Thwaites,  N.  B.  Van  Slyke,  Charles  E.  Estabrook,  Lucius 
Fairchild  and  Burr  W.  Jones  were  appointed  a  select  committee  to  further  the 
project  of  a  new  building  for  the  Society. 

The  officers  for  the  current  year,  are  : 

President. — Hon.  John  Johnson,  of  Milwaukee. 

Corresponding  Secretary. — Reuben  G.  Thwaites,  of  Madison. 

Becording  Secretary. — Elisha  Burbank,  of  Madison. 

Treasurer. — Frank  F.  Proudfit,  of  Madison. 

Librarian. — Daniel  S.  Durrie  (to  whom  communications  may  be  addressed). 

There  are  also  sixteen  vice  presidents,  eleven  honorary  vice  presidents,  and 
thirty-nine  curators,  of  whom  three  are  ex-officio. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  Hamilton  Andrews  Hill,  A.M.,  Historiographer  of  the  Society. 

The  Historiographer  would  inform  the  Society,  that  the  sketches  pre- 
pared for  the  Register  are  necessarily  brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited 
space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All  the  facts,  however,  which  can  be 
gathered  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the  Society,  and  will  aid  in  more 
extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "  Towne  Memorial  Fund,"  the  gift  of  the 
late  William  B.  Towne,  is  provided.  Four  volumes,  printed  at  the  charge 
of  this  fund,  entitled  "  Memorial  Biographies,"  edited  by  the  Commit- 
tee on  Memorials,  have  been  issued.  They  contain  memoirs  of  all  the 
members  who  have  died  from  the  organization  of  the  society  to  the  year 
1862.     A  fifth  volume  is  ready  for  the  press. 

Gilbert  Nash,  Esq.,  a  resident  member,  elected  January  4,  1882,  died  at  East 
Braintree,  Mass.,  April  13,  1888,  aged  nearly  63.  He  was  a  son  of  Capt.  Timothy 
and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Cushing)  Nash  of  Weymouth,  in  which  town  he  was  born 
April  28,  1825.  He  was  the  seventh  in  descent  from  Capt.  James1  Nash,  an 
original  settler  of  Weymouth,  through  Lieut.  Jacob,2  Lieut.  Joseph,3  Job,4 
Lieut.  Timothy,6  and  Capt.  Timothy6  his  father.  Through  his  mother,  he  was 
the  eighth  in  descent  from  Dea.  Matthew  Cushing,  an  original  settler  of 
Hingham,  Mass. 

Gilbert  Nash  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  town.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen,  in  the  autumn  of  1843,  he  went  to  St.  Louis.  Mo.,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  boot  and  shoe  trade  with  an  elder  brother  Timothy.  In  the  spring 
of  1858  he  returned  to  Weymouth,  and  was  engaged  in  the  shoe  manufacture  for 
a  short  time.  In  1852  he  removed  to  Boston  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  firm 
of  which  his  brother,  Abner  P.  Nash,  was  a  partner,  in  the  boot,  shoe  and  leather 


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business.  A  few  years  later  he  became  associated  with  his  brother,  under  the 
firm  of  A.  P.  Nash  &  Co.,  which  for  many  years  was  a  well-known  leather  house. 
He  was  engaged  in  the  boot,  shoe  and  leather  business,  either  as  principal  or 
employee,  until  his  death,  living  alternately  in  Weymouth,  Boston,  Melrose  and 
Braintree. 

He  was  interested  in  the  public  schools,  serving  on  the  school  committees  of 
Weymouth  and  Melrose.  He  was  for  several  years  one  of  the  auditors  of  the 
town  of  Weymouth,  and  for  a  time  previous  to  his  removal  to  Braintree  one 
of  the  trustees  of  the  Tufts  Library.  He  was  connected  with  the  Congre- 
gational Church  as  an  active  worker,  serving  as  a  deacon  in  the  Berkeley  Street 
Church,  Boston,  and  a  teacher  in  its  Sunday  school ;  and  as  superintendent  of 
the  Sunday  school  at  Melrose.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a  deacon  and 
the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  of  the  Union  Congregational  Church  of 
Weymouth  and  Braintree. 

He  early  developed  literary  tastes  and  wrote  many  articles  for  the  news- 
papers. In  the  fall  of  1869  he  published  a  volume  entitled  "Bay  Leaves  and 
other  Poems."  He  was  interested  in  local  and  family  history  and  showed  a 
great  aptitude  for  antiquarian  research.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Weymouth  Historical  Society  in  1879,  and  was  its  first  recording  secretary,  which 
office  he  held  till  his  death.  He  was  the  editor  of  the  two  volumes  of  the  pub- 
lications of  that  society,  namely:  1,  Journal  of  Gen.  Solomon  Lovell,  1881, 
to  which  he  contributed  a  sketch  of  the  life  of  Gen.  Lovell;  2,  Sketch  of 
Weymouth,  1885,  of  which  he  was  the  author.  Among  the  unpublished  manu- 
scripts left  by  him  are  a  genealogy  of  the  Nash  family  of  Weymouth,  and  much 
historical  and  genealogical  matter  relating  to  that  town. 

Mr.  Nash  married  1st,  July  26,  1846,  Catharine  Augusta  McKnight  of  Phila- 
delphia, who  died  August  29,  1846.  He  married  2d,  December  31,  1847,  Eliza 
Charlotte,  daughter  of  Richard  Harbord,  a  native  of  London,  who  died  in 
Weymouth  in  1883.  In  1885  he  was  again  married,  to  Helen  Nash  of  Loveland, 
Ohio,  who  survives  him. 

An  account  of  his  funeral,  which  was  held  at  the  Union  Church,  Monday  after- 
noon, April  16,  1888,  is  printed  in  the  Weymouth  Gazette,  April  20,  with  a  sketch 
of  his  life,  to  which  I  am  indebted  for  some  of  the  facts  here  given. 

By  John  Ward  Dean,  A.M. 

Ephram  George  Squier,  A.M.,  a  corresponding  member,  elected  May  1, 
1861,  died  at  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  April  17,  1888,  aged  66.  He  was  born  in  Bethle- 
hem, N.Y.,  June  17,  1821,  the  son  of  a  methodist  minister  whose  father  Philip 
Squier  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolutionary  war.  When  a  youth,  he  worked  on  a 
farm  in  the  summer  and  taught  school  in  winter.  At  eighteen  he  published  a 
village  newspaper  in  Charlton,  N.Y.,  and  studied  civil  engineering.  He  after- 
wards removed  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  where  in  1840  he  edited  the  Parlor  Magazine, 
which  the  next  year  was  succeeded  by  the  Poet's  Magazine  ;  but  only  two  num- 
bers of  the  latter  periodical  were  issued.  From  1841  to  1842  he  contributed  to 
and  virtually  edited  the  New  York  State  Mechanic,  published  at  Albany.  In  1843 
he  published  "  The  Chinese  as  they  are."  The  same  year  he  went  to  Hartford, 
Ct.,  and  for  two  years  edited  the  Hartford  Daily  Journal,  a  whig  newspaper, 
and  was  an  ardent  supporter  of  Henry  Clay,  then  a  candidate  for  the  presidency 
of  the  United  States.  In  1845  he  became  the  editor  of  the  Scioto  Gazette,  at 
Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  held  the  position  nearly  three  years.  He  was  clerk  of  the 
Ohio  legislature  during  the  winter  of  1847-8.  With  Edward  Hamilton  Davis, 
M.D.,  he  wrote  "Ancient  Monuments  of  the  Mississippi  Valley,"  published  in 
1848  in  the  first  volume  of  the  "  Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge." 

When  Gen.  Zachary  Taylor  became  president  of  the  United  States,  in  1849, 
he  appointed  Mr.  Squier  charge  d'affaires  to  the  republics  of  Central  America. 
In  that  position  he  negotiated  treaties  with  Nicaragua,  Honduras  and  San  Sal- 
vador respectively.  In  1863  he  was  appointed  United  States  commissioner  to 
Peru.  He  was  the  first  president  of  the  Anthropological  Institute  of  New  York 
in  1871,  and  a  member  of  a  large  number  of  learned  societies.  For  several  years 
he  was  chief  editor  of  Frank  Leslie's  publications.  He  has  published  numerous 
works  on  archaeological,  historical  and  geographical  subjects.  A  list  of  them 
will  be  found  in  Allibone's  Dictionary  of  Authors,  vol.  2,  pp.  2215-6,  Duyckinck's 
Cyclopaedia  of  American  Literature,  vol.  2,  pp.  695-7,  and  the  Cyclopaedia  of 
American  Biography,  vol.  5,  p.  641.     Among  them  may  be  named  "  Aboriginal 

VOL.    XLVI.  17 


196      Necrology  of 'the  Historic  Genealogical  Society \     [April, 

Monuments  of  the  State  of  New  York,"  1849 ;  "  Serpent  Symbols,"  1852 ;  "  Nica- 
ragua— its  People,  Scenery  and  Monuments,"  1852 ;  "  Notes  on  Central  America," 
1854;  "  Waikua,  or  Adventures  on  the  Mosquito  Shore,"  1855;  "  The  States  of 
Central  America,"  1857;  "Monographs  of  Authors  who  have  written  on  the 
Aboriginal  languages  of  Central  America,"  1860;  "Tropical  Floras  and  their 
Economic  Extraction,"  1861;  "Peru:  Incidents  and  Explorations  in  the  Land 
of  the  Incas,"  1877. 
Mr.  Squier  was  an  extensive  contributor  to  periodical  literature. 

By  John  Ward  Dean,  A.M. 

Eleazer  Franklin  Pratt,  Esq.,  Boston,  a  resident  member,  elected  Feb.  6, 
1850,  died  in  this  city  Oct.  14,  1888,  aged  75  years  and  six  months.  He  was  born 
on  Sheaf e  Street  at  the  North  End,  Boston,  May  14,  1813;  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Eliot  School  with  a  well  deserved 
Franklin  medal.  He  was  a  playmate  with  Edward  and  Henry  Ward  Beeclier, 
who  lived  on  the  same  street.  He  continued  throughout  his  life  to  take  an 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  that  part  of  the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  oldest  mem- 
bers of  the  Eliot  School  Association,  and  wrote  some  interesting  accounts  of  the 
school  in  its  earlier  days.  For  years  he  had  been  a  member  of  the  Old  School 
Boys'  Association. 

He  was  a  scholarly  man  and  particularly  interested  in  the  study  of  history  and 
theology.  Exceedingly  fond  of  the  lineage  of  his  family,  he  had  devoted  much 
time  to  a  history  of  his  branch  of  the  Pratt  family  in  which  he  was  an  authority, 
and  which  at  his  decease  was  nearly  ready  for  the  press. 

He  began  his  business  career,  about  a  year  after  attaining  his  majority,  in  the 
wholesale  drug  and  paint  business  in  this  city,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pratt  & 
King,  which  led  to  the  subsequent  establishment  of  the  present  house  of  E.  &  F. 
King  &  Co.,  one  of  the  largest  in  the  trade  in  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Pratt  retired  from  business  in  1849,  and  devoted  himself  to  literary  pur- 
suits. He  was  a  thorough  Unitarian  and  a  member  of  the  late  James  Freeman 
Clarke's  church. 

He  was  much  interested  in  the  General  Theological  Library,  of  which  he  was 
an  officer.  The  late  Mr.  Alexander  Young,  in  the  Boston  Post,  over  the  signature 
of  "  Taverner,"  thus  speaks  of  him  :  "  The  life  of  this  courteous  gentleman  was  a 
singularly  happy  one,  and  his  death,  surrounded  by  his  family,  was  as  he  wished 
like  falling  to  sleep.  Retiring  from  business  about  fifty  years  ago,  he  had 
the  tastes  and  capacity  for  the  enjoyment  of  leisure  such  as  few  of  this  genera- 
tion of  struggling  money  getters  are  favored  with.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in 
the  cause  of  good  government  and  was  faithful  in  the  performance  of  his  duties 
as  a  citizen.  His  kindly  instincts  led  him  to  aid  those  on  whom  fortune  had 
turned  her  back,  and  his  interest  in  young  men  was  a  pleasant  feature  of  his 
genial  activities." 

By  Franklin  S.  Pratt,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Ebenezer  Torrey,  A.M.,  a  resident  member,  elected  Nov.  6,  1867,  was  born 
in  Franklin,  Mass.,  August  16,  1801.  He  fitted  for  college  at  the  Leicester  and 
Lancaster  academies,  and  entered  Harvard  in  1818,  graduating  in  1822.  He 
went  to  Fitchburg,  and  studied  law  with  John  Shepley ;  in  1825  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar,  and  for  two  years  practised  alone.  In  1827  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Nathaniel  Wood  (Harvard  College  1821),  which  continued  during  nearly 
half  a  century,  and  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Wood  in  1876.  Mr.  Torrey  was 
treasurer  of  the  town  of  Fitchburg  for  thirty  successive  years.  He  was  one  of 
the  incorporators  of  the  Fitchburg  Bank,  formed  in  1832,  and  served  it  as 
cashier  and  president.  He  was  also  a  trustee  of  the  Worcester  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  In  1832,  and  again  in  1847,  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  House  of  Representatives,  and  in  1849  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Senate,  and  chairman  of  the  committee  on  banks  and  banking. 
In  1853  and  1854,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Executive  Council  with  Governors 
John  H.  Clifford  and  Emory  Washburn.  As  this  record  shows,  Mr.  Torrey  was 
an  enterprising,  public  spirited  and  highly  trusted  citizen.  He  was  a  leading 
member  of  the  Unitarian  Church  in  Fitchburg,  and  was  exemplary  in  all  the 
relations  of  life.  He  died  at  Fitchburg,  Sept.  3,  1888.  He  was  twice  married, 
first  to  Frances  Houghton  of  Fitchburg,  secondly  to  Sarah  Arnold  of  Uxbridge. 


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The  Archives  of  the  Corporation  of  Andover.  By  the  Rev.  R.  H.  Clutterbuck, 
Rector  of  Penton  Mewsey.  Parti.  Reprinted  from  the  "Andover  Adver- 
tiser."    Sm.  8vo.  pp.  80.     Price  one  shilling. 

The  town  of  Andover  in  Hampshire,  though  but  a  small  place,  is  still  of  some 
importance  as  the  centre  of  a  large  agricultural  district,  and  anciently,  no 
doubt,  when  the  textile  trades  were  carried  on  in  this  part  of  the  count}' ,  was 
of  no  small  note.  From  a  very  early  date  it  was  a  corporate  town,  and  the 
men  of  Andover  received  the  grant  of  a  gild  merchant  upwards  of  seven 
hundred  years  ago.  Necessarily  there  has  been  a  vast  accumulation  of  records, 
and  it  is  most  remarkable  how  very  many  of  them  have  been  preserved  to  our 
day.  The  rolls  on  which  are  recorded  the  maneloquium  or  "morrow  speech" 
of  the  town  council — the  minutes,  as  we  should  say  now — go  back  as  early  as  the 
reign  of  Henry  III.,  and  so  do  the  enrolments.  Only  those  who  have  seen 
these  records  have  any  idea  how  extensive  and  numerous  they  are.  Fifty-five 
years  ago  Mr.  Footner,  the  then  town  clerk,  reported  to  the  Record  Commission 
that  neither  he  nor  anyone  in  the  district  could  read  them.  The  corporation 
even  then  was  alive  to  the  importance  of  taking  care  of  them,  and  employed  a 
Mr.  Tithericlge  to  sort  them.  He  catalogued  them  to  some  extent,  but  there  re- 
mained and  has  remained  ever  since  a  vast  mass  of  parchments  and  papers 
in  utter  confusion.  Lately  the  town  council  has  taken  up  the  question  of  their 
assortment,  and  the  task  of  classifying  them  has  been  entrusted  to  Mr.  Clutter- 
buck,  a  beneficed  clergyman  in  the  neighborhood  of  Andover,  who  has  had 
great  experience  in  decyphering  records.  The  present  pamphlet  is  the  result  of 
some  of  his  work.  Very  wisely  instead  of  waiting  till  every  document  was 
examined  and  classed,  he  has  made  abstracts  and  extracts  as  he  has  gone  along, 
and  sent  them  week  by  week  to  the  local  newspaper.  The  result  is  perhaps 
somewhat  mixed,  but  antiquaries  will  not  grumble  when  they  see  the  mass  of 
information  thus  placed  before  them. 

In  the  present  part  we  have  first  some  wills  of  local  people,  and  then  come 
"Abjurations  tern.  William  III.,"  with  many  lists  of  names.  Next  are  two 
bundles  of  "  Recognizances,"  1649-1702.  Then  follow  a  series  of  '•  indictments," 
temp.  William  III.,  as  well  as  miscellaneous  documents.  At  page  39  we  find  an 
excellent  account  of  the  court  leet  of  Andover  and  its  local  features.  Mr. 
Clutterbuck  gives  numerous  extracts  of  the  time  of  William  III.,  from  the  pre- 
sentments of  the  jury  with  lists  of  the  inhabitants  returned  by  th.v  tithing  men, 
followed  by  specimens  of  the  presentments  made  at  the  view  of  Frank  pledge 
in  the  time  of  Elizabeth. 

The  records  of  Andover  will  be  of  great  interest  to  New-England  folk,  for 
Andover,  Mass.,  was  largely  peopled  from  the  old  Hampshire  town.  Mr.  Clut- 
terbuck has  intimated  that  while  the  sorting  goes  on  he  is  willing  to  note  any 
names  of  interest  to  American  genealogists.  After  his  work  is  completed  that 
will  not  be  possible,  as  the  records  are  unindexed. 

When  we  remember  that  this  work  originally  appeared  in  the  columns  of  a 
newspaper  it  must  be  admitted  that  it  makes  a  very  respectable  show,  and  the 
proprietors  of  the  Andover  Advertiser  must  be  congratulated  on  the  result. 
Their  example  is  one  which  might  with  advantage  be  followed  by  other  local 
newspapers.  We  shall  look  forward  to  the  next  part,  and  can  cordially  recom- 
mend it.     It  is  a  marvel  of  cheapness. 

By  W.  P.  W.  Phillimore,  M.A.,  B.C.L.,  of  London,  England. 

History  of  Braintree,  Massachusetts  (1639-1708).  The  North  Precinct  of 
Braintree  (1708-1792),  and  the  Town  of  Quincy  (1792-1889).    By  Charles 


198  Book  Notices,  [April, 

Francis  Adams.     Cambridge  :     Printed  at  the  Riverside  Press.     1891.     8vo. 
pp.  3G5.     Fifty  copies  only  printed  and  distributed  by  the  author. 

Some  Phases  of  Sexual  Morality  and  Church  Discipline  in  Colonial  New  England. 
By  Charles  Francis  Adams.  (Reprinted  from  the  Proceedings  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Historical  Society,  June,  1891).  Cambridge:  John  Wilson  &  Son, 
University  Press.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  45. 

Here  may  be  read  the  rise  and  course  of  a  New-England  town,  whose  citizens 
were  mostly  rude,  uncultivated,  often  perverse,  men,  endued  with  the  ordinary 
attributes  of  selfishness,  yet  controlled  and  directed  by  the  few  more  intelligent 
and  broader  minds,  at  whose  head  for  the  early  generations  was  the  minister 
and,  later,  the  wealthy  and  educated  families,  whose  fortunes  acquired  else- 
where supported  them  in  ease  and  moderate  affluence  on  the  barren  soil.  When 
the  throes  of  revolution  came,  it  is  evident  how  eagerly  the  humbler  classes, 
who  had  little  to  lose,  entered  into  it,  and  how  reluctant  and  hesitant  were  the 
more  wealthy ;  how  small  a  portion  of  the  men  went  to  war  with  the  mother 
land ;  and  how  lightly  the  expense  of  the  struggle  was  borne.  The  mighty 
change  which  took  place,  when  the  money  value  of  the  ledges  beneath  the  hard 
surface  was  developed,  is  clearly  set  forth,  leading  forward  to  conditions 
which  forced  the  expansion  of  the  town  into  the  city  of  to-day,  and  its  prepara- 
tion for  incorporation,  by  and  by,  into  the  larger  Boston  of  the  future. 

The  influence  of  the  Norman  element  was  for  the  best  interests  of  the  whole 
community.  In  no  New-England  town  was  the  energy,  the  enterprise  and  the 
formative  power  of  the  blooded  families,  settled  among  the  people,  more  pro- 
nounced than  as  exemplified  by  the  Quincys,  the  Apthorps,  the  Borlancls,  the 
Cleverleys  and  the  Vassalls  of  Braintree.  Content  to  subsist  on  the  product 
of  their  farms,  with  very  moderate  margins  for  income,  they  dwelt  as  did  their 
humbler  neighbors,  in  every  day  life  and  labor;  but  their  wise  and  masterful 
direction  of  public  affairs  was  manifest  and  paramount  at  the  annual  March 
meeting,  where  the  right  of  free  discussion  and  vote  always  existed.  In  busi- 
ness there  was  very  small  traffic,  for  there  was  almost  no  money,  and  no  surplus 
was  raised.  The  farming  barely  supported  the  inhabitants ;  probably  would 
not,  had  not  proximity  to  Boston  and  easy  access  by  water  furnished  a  ready 
market  for  the  cider,  the  pumpkins  and  the  beans,  spared  from  slender  hoards 
to  supply  indispensable  wants  and  the  taxes.  Small  fisheries  flourished,  and 
vegetables  were  exported  to  Spanish  and  other  tropical,  or  semi-tropical,  ports. 
Out  of  this  and,  as  it  grew,  quitting  Braintree,  came  Colonial  commerce  and  the 
hardy  seamen  who  conducted  it.  In  this  history,  that  of  Braintree  was  very 
similar  to  that  of  other  Massachusetts  coast  towns  ;  the  gentle  blood  filled  the 
highest  political  stations,  while  the  deacon,  the  highest  elective  church  official, 
came  from  the  plain  people.  The  minister  was  imported  and,  we  are  afraid, 
very  meanly  and  grudgingly  supported.  The  narrow  thoughts  and  petty  lives 
of  the  towns-people,  the  vulgarity  of  their  manners,  the  lax  moral  tone  and 
universal  intemperance,  prevalent  in  the  Colonial  period,  are  well  known  to  all 
students  and  searchers  of  county  records.  Distilleries  were  frequent,  taverns 
ubiquitous  and  every  country  store  had  its  open  bar.  The  indictments  of  the 
grand  juries  evidence  the  gross  indulgence,  of  which  only  the  most  flagrant  and 
grievous  cases  came  to  public  notice.  The  records  of  Essex  and  Middlesex 
parallel,  if  not  surpass  any  cases  cited  in  the  pamphlet,  whose  title  is  given 
above  and  which  is  printed  as  an  appendix  to  this  volume.  Great  stress  was 
practised  in  haling  before  the  courts  respondents  for  acts,  to-day  regarded  as 
private  or  of  small  public  concern. 

All  this  and  much  more  Mr.  Adams  shows  in  a  series  of  delightful  chapters, 
with  full  record  of  the  ultimate  changes  effected  by  the  railway  and  the  granite. 
Such  is  the  wholesome  flavor  of  the  antiquary  and  the  political  philosopher, 
which  pervades  the  volume,  that  one  is  at  a  loss  for  preference  between  the 
Braintree  of  the  past  and  the  Quincy  of  the  present;  or  to  determine  if,  indeed, 
the  author  has  such  a  preference.  As  Mr.  Adams  announces  this  volume 
preliminary  to  a  more  extended  work,  we  hope  he  will  see  his  way  to  add  ap- 
pendices of  town  and  church  official  lists;  records  of  births,  marriages  and 
deaths,  with  more  extended  genealogies  of  the  leading  families,  whose  reputa- 
tion ar,d  fame  have  carried  the  name  of  the  city  into  almost  half  the  states  of 
the  Union,  even  to  the  distant  commonwealths  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  as  well  as 
furnished  an  acceptable  praenomen  in  innumerable  instances. 

By  George  A.  Gordon,  A.M.,  of  Somerville,  Mass. 


1892.]  Booh  Notices.  199 

Tear-Book  of  the  New  York  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  New  York  : 
Exchange  Printing  Company.    8vo.  pp.  282. 

This  handsome  specimen  of  the  printer's  and  binder's  skill  surpasses  the 
previous  publications  of  this  Society,  the  pioneer  in  arousing  a  worthy  respect 
for  the  men  who  fought  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 

Instituted  in  1876,  re-awakenecl  and  re-organized  in  1883,  since  the  later  date  by 
its  example  it  has  been  the  means  of  creating  an  interest  throughout  the  Union 
and  has  extended  the  right  hand  of  fellowship  to  societies  organized  in  the 
states  of  Pennsylvania,  District  of  Columbia,  Iowa,  New  Jersey,  Georgia  and 
Massachusetts,  uniting  with  them  and  forming  a  National  Society. 

Lists  of  the  officers  of  the  different  state  societies  are  found  in  the  pages  of 
the  book,  the  Constitution  of  the  General  Society  and  By-Laws  of  the  New  York 
Society. 

The  importance  of  the  work  to  genealogists  lies  in  an  alphabetical  list  of  the 
members'  names,  with  their  relationship  to  their  Revolutionary  ancestors  and 
the  active  service  of  the  ancestor  through  whom  their  claim  for  membership 
rests.  As  such  claims  are  from  authorized  documentary  evidence,  the  accuracy 
of  the  record  can  be  readily  appreciated  by  those  who  have  been  furnished 
traditionary  evidence  of  by-gone  days. 

The  prevalence  of  prominent  names  of  the  Revolutionary  period  is  marked  on 
a  perusal  of  the  record  of  its  nine  hundred  and  two  members,  a  majority  of 
whom  have  supplementary  claims  of  descent  from  active  participants  in  the 
struggle  for  freedom ;  that  the  energetic  spirit  which  pervaded  the  soldiers  and 
statesmen  of  those  days  has  not  deteriorated  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  the 
New  York  Society  includes  in  its  membership  men  of  high  social  standing  and 
familiar  to  all  the  present  generation  by  their  national  reputation  in  their  different 
callings. 

Incorporated  in  the  work  is  the  stirring  address  delivered  by  Prof.  Henry  P. 
Johnson  on  May  11,  1891,  on  "  Ticonderoga,  or  the  Defeat  of  the  Old  World  in 
the  New,"  and  a  poem  on  "  The  Name  of  Washington,"  by  Geo.  Parsons  Lathrop. 

Several  illustrations  specially  engraved  for  this  work  are  inserted,  one  of 
which  is  a  portrait  of  Washington  copied  from  Conder's  picture. 

By  Walter  K.  Watkins,  Esq.,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 

Year-Book  of  the  Connecticut  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Bevolution  for 
1891 ;  to  vshich  is  prefixed  a  History  of  the  Organization  of  the  Society,  set  forth 
in  Official  Beports.  Hartford,  Conn. :  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Company. 
1892.     Pp.  214.     Price  $1.00. 

On  the  organization,  March  7,  1889,  of  the  New  Jersey  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution,  by  a  few  of  the  members  of  the  New  York  Society  of  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  a  circular  was  issued  by  the  New  Jersey  Society  for  the  formation 
of  state  societies. 

Connecticut  promptly  responded  in  April,  1889,  organizing  a  state  society. 
Unlike  the  New  Jersey  and  other  of  the  state  societies  of  the  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution,  the  Connecticut  Society's  requirements  for  membership 
are  more  strict  and  similar  to  those  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  with  whom 
from  a  similarity  of  names  it  has  often  been  confounded.  That  the  parent 
name  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution  be  taken  is  the  desire  of  many  members,  and  it 
can  be  readily  appreciated  by  all  as  a  simple  solution  to  rectify  an  unfortunate 
choice  of  a  name,  and  where  a  common  interest  demands  union  in  words  and 
deeds. 

The  history  of  the  growth  of  the  society  shows  the  untiring  efforts  of  its 
officers  and  members,  which  have  culminated  in  producing  a  membership  of 
over  five  hundred. 

Added  to  a  list  of  members  is  a  valuable  necrology  of  those  who,  having 
reverenced  the  deeds  of  their  ancestors,  have  joined  the  great  army  as  fellow 
members  with  them. 

The  typographical  qualities  of  the  book  are  enhanced  by  photo-mechanical 
reproductions  of  portraits  of  Jonathan  Trumbull  and  Israel  Putnam. 

The  work  as  a  whole  reflects  great  credit  on  the  Committee  of  Publication, 
Messrs  Joseph  W.  Woodward,  Lucius  F.  Robinson,  Jonathan  E.  Morris,  Lucius 
P.  Deming  and  Rufus  W.  Griswold. 

By  Walter  K.  Watkins,  Esq.,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 
VOL.  XL vi.  17* 


200  Book  Notices.  [April, 

Town  Becords  of  Manchester,  from  1718  to  1769,  as  contained  in  the  "  Com- 
moners' Becords"  and  the  "Fourth  Book  of  Town  Becords,"  1736  to  1786. 
Volume  II.  Salem,  Mass.:  The  Salem  Press  Publishing  and  Printing  Co., 
1891.     8vo.  pp.  212. 

The  publication  by  the  town  of  Manchester,  Mass.,  of  a  printed  volume  con- 
taining all  the  general  records  of  the  town  which  have  been  preserved  to  us 
from  the  beginning  down  to  the  year  1736,  comprised  in  the  Second  and  Third 
Books  of  the  Town  Records,  was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  January,  1890 
(xliv.  125),  and  the  hope  was  expressed  that  the  good  work  would  not  be 
allowed  to  stop  there,  but  that  steps  should  be  taken  to  carry  it  on  to  completion. 

At  the  annual  town  meeting  held  in  March,  1890,  the  town  voted  to  continue 
the  printing  of  its  ancient  records,  and  the  volume  before  us  is  the  result.  It 
contains  the  Fourth  Book  of  the  Records  of  the  Town,  from  1736  to  1786,  with 
the  exception  of  certain  tax  lists  and  constables'  receipts.  There  are  added 
also  extracts  from  the  volume  entitled  "  Commoners'  Records,"  beginning  in 
1718  and  ending  in  1769.  These  extracts  were  printed  in  accordance  with 
another  vote  of  the  town  passed  at  the  same  meeting.  The  volume  is  provided 
with  an  index  of  persons  arranged  by  Christian  and  surnames,  and  an  index  of 
places  and  subjects. 

To  the  able  and  efficient  town  clerk,  Alfred  S.  Jewett,  and  the  committee, 
Daniel  Leach,  D.  L.  Bingham  and  William  H.  Tappan,  who  have  so  cordially 
co-operated  with  him,  the  town  is  indebted  for  the  success  of  this  effort  to  pre- 
serve from  destruction  the  fast-decaying  records  of  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in 
Massachusetts.  It  must  be  remembered  that  these  ancient  records  concern  not 
only  those  who  now  live  within  the  narrow  limits  of  the  town,  but  the  de- 
scendants, scattered  all  over  the  Union,  of  its  early  settlers,  and  indeed  all 
antiquaries  and  historical  scholars  everywhere  throughout  the  land,  for  they 
are  part  of  the  history  of  the  Commonwealth,  and  that  history  cannot  be 
properly  written  without  a  thorough  study  of  the  history  of  the  towns  that 
comprise  it.  The  printing  of  such  volumes  as  these  is  now  for  the  first  time 
making  these  town  records  accessible  to  the  historian. 

The  hope  is  again  expressed  that  long  before  the  approaching  celebration  of 
the  250th  anniversary  of  the  town,  all  its  records  from  the  earliest  times  down 
to  at  least  the  beginning  of  the  present  century,  if  not  later,  may  be  put  beyond 
the  reach  of  destruction  by  the  art  of  the  printer.  The  printed  page  is  a  monu- 
ment more  lasting  than  brass,  and  it  is  the  only  monument  which  is  imperish- 
able. 

By  John  T.  Hassam,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

Young  Folks'  History  of  the  United  States.  By  Thomas  Wentwortii  Higginson. 
Boston :  Lee  &  Shepard,  Publishers.  New  York :  Charles  T.  Dillingham. 
1891.     8vo.  pp.  vi.+400+33.     Price  $1.50. 

This  very  readable  little  history  will  be  instructive  to  adults  as  well  as  to 
children.  Col.  Higginson  treats  his  subject  carefully,  fairly,  and  in  a  way 
which  ought  to  interest  the  young.  The  period  of  the  civil  war,  perhaps  the 
most  difficult  of  any  to  the  historian,  especially  to  the  writer  of  a  "  popular"  work, 
is  admirably  portrayed.  Col.  Higginson  is  well  qualified  for  his  task,  and  has 
shown  discretion  not  only  in  what  he  has  so  well  arranged  and  condensed,  but 
in  what  he  has  omitted  altogether.  The  illustrations  are  numerous  and  pleasiug, 
and  the  chronological  table,  and  the  questions,  which  latter  fill  thirty-three  pages, 
will  be  of  great  assistance.  The  list  of  "  Books  for  Consultation  "  contained  in 
the  appendix,  and  the  statistics  given,  show  excellent  judgment  in  selection. 
The  volume  contains  a  map  of  what  is  now  the  United  States,  with  data  explain- 
ing the  accessions  of  territory  at  different  times.  We  have  examined  several 
"  popular"  state  histories  in  the  past  few  years  which  fail  to  serve  the  purpose 
for  which  they  were  intended,  because  the  works  are  superficial  and  lacking 
in  the  very  respects  and  characteristics  which  commend  the  volume  before  us. 
A  "popular"  history  which  does  not  contain  the  constitution  of  the  state  or 
nation  which  is  its  subject,  and  which  devotes  a  few  lines  only  to  one  important 
epoch,  and  many  unnecessary  pages  to  another,  is  a  poor  thing.  We  take 
pleasure  in  recommending  Col.  Hig^inson's  book,  and  consider  it  a  remarkably 
good  Young  Folks'  History  of  the  United  States. 

By  George  Kuhn  Clarke,  LL.B.  of  Needham,  Mass. 


1892.]  Book  Notices.  201 

The  Original  Mother  Goose's  Melody,  as  issued  by  John  Newbery,  London,  circa 
1760  ;  Isaiah  Thomas  of  Worcester,  circa  1785,  and  Monroe  &  Francis,  circa 
1825.  Reproduced  in  facsimile  from  the  first  Worcester  edition.  With  Intro- 
ductory Notes.  By  William  H.  Whitmore.  To  which  are  added  The  Fairy 
Tales  of  Mother  Goose,  first  collected  by  Perrault  in  1696,  reprinted  from  the 
original  translation  into  English  by  R.  Samber  in  1729.  Damrell  &  Upham, 
The  Old  Corner  Book  Store,  Boston.  Griffith,  Farran  &  Co.,  Limited,  New- 
bery  House,  London,  1892.     Price  $1.50. 

The  first  edition  of  Mr.  Whitraore's  monograph  on  Mother  Goose  was  pub- 
lished in  October,  1890,  and  was  noticed  by  us  in  January,  1891.  In  that  work 
Mr.  Whitmore  successfully  showed  the  true  nature  of  the  fables  about  the 
authorship  of  Mother  Goose's  Melodies,  which  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  have 
been  so  industriously  circulated ;  and  he  showed  the  true  origin  of  the  name 
and  the  melodies. 

The  present  edition  is  much  enlarged  and  improved.  The  author's  positions 
have  been  fortified  by  new  proofs.  Among  the  newspapers  of  the  second  half 
of  the  last  century  he  finds  evidence  that  the  booksellers  and  printers  of  Boston 
gave  the  children  of  New  England  a  chance  to  become  familiar  with  some  of 
the  characteristic  melodies  collected  by  Newbery.  I  have  little  doubt  that 
copies  of  the  whole  book,  Mother  Goose's  Melody,  were  imported  and  sold  in 
Boston  soon  after  Newbery  issued  it  in  London.  The  most  important  addition 
to  this  edition  is  a  fac-simile  reprint  of  a  New  York  edition  of  1795,  of  Mr. 
Charles  Perrault's  Tales,  which  Mr.  Whitmore  showed  in  his  last  edition  gave 
popularity  to  the  name,  Mother  Goose.  A  memoir  and  portrait  of  Perrault  are 
given.  Mr.  Whitmore's  research  leaves  little  to  be  desired  on  the  questions 
he  discusses. 

Montcalm  and  Wolfe.  By  Francis  Parkman.  Fourteenth  edition  (being  part 
seventh  of  his  France  and  England  in  North  America).  Boston:  published 
by  Little,  Brown  &  Company.  University  Press,  John  Wilson  &  Son.  1890. 
2  vols.  8vo.  pp.  xvi.+514  and  x.-f-502. 

This  is  the  fourteenth  edition  of  a  well-known  standard  work,  which  tells  the 
story  of  the  events  that  led  to  the  capture  of  Quebec,  and  of  its  important  and 
far-reaching  results.  As  a  historian  we  consider  Mr.  Parkman  as  able,  accurate 
and  happy  in  his  style  as  any  of  the  writers  who  by  laborious  research  have 
presented  to  the  world  trustworthy  accounts  of  the  development  of  the  American 
continent.  What  Bancroft  has  done  to  illumine  the  history  of  the  United 
States,  and  Prescott  to  throw  light  upon  the  Spanish  conquests  in  the  new  world, 
Parkman  has  to  a  large  degree  accomplished  in  his  chosen  domain,  the  struggle 
of  France  and  Great  Britain  for  supremacy  in  America.  The  second  volume 
contains  a  likeness  of  Wolfe  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  is  the  only  picture 
of  him  known  to  exist,  as  he  never  after  sat  for  his  portrait. 

By  George  Kuhn  Clarke,  LL.B.  of  Needham,  Mass. 

Fragments  of  Revolutionary  History.  Being  hitherto  unpublished  writings  of  the 
Men  of  the  American  Revolution,  collected  and  edited  under  authority  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  By  Gaillard  Hunt, 
Registrar  and  Historian.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  :  The  Historical  Printing  Club. 
1892.     8vo.  pp.  200.     Price  in  paper  $2.00,  in  half  leather  $2.50. 

The  interest  excited  by  the  formation  of  Societies  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
have  led  to  the  gathering  and  publication  of  much  that  is  pertinent  to  that 
period  of  the  nation's  history. 

In  this  collection  of  letters,  which  is  mainly  in  the  possession  of  some  of  the 
members  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
historian  and  student  will  find  new  material  and  corroboration  of  previous 
publications  on  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Especially  can  this  be  said  regarding  that  part  of  the  struggle  when  the  opera- 
tions were  in  the  southern  states.  The  correspondence  of  Morgan,  Mercer  and 
Lafayette  are  of  special  value.  The  interest  is  also  quickened  by  the  addition 
of  Washington  Letters,  the  appearance  in  print  of  which  is  always  hailed  with 
ardor  by  the  student  of  American  history,  and  which  awaken  envious  dreams  in 
the  autograph  collector. 

By  Walter  K.  Watkins,  Esq.,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 


! 


202  Book  Notices.  [April, 

A  Record,  Genealogical,  Biographical  and  Statistical  of  Thomas  Stanton  of  Con- 
necticut and  His  Descendants,  1635-1891.  By  William  A.  Stanton,  Ph.D., 
D.D.  Albany,  N.  Y. :  Joel  Munsell's  Sons.  1891.  8vo.  pp.  613.  Price  $7 
in  uncut  boards,  or  $8  in  leather  binding. 

The  Beckwiths.  By  Paul  Beckwith.  Albany,  N.  Y.  1891.  8vo.  pp.  384. 
Address  the  author,  Paul  Beckwith,  Esq.,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Autumn  Leaves  from  Family  Trees:  Historical,  Biographical  and  Genealogical 
Materials  relating  to  the  Cauffman,  Chidsey,  Churchman,  Foster,  Montgomery, 
Bodenbough,  Shewell  and  affiliated  families.  Gathered  and  pressed  for  whom 
it  may  concern,  by  a  kinsman,  Thomas  Francis  Rodenbough.  Illustrated. 
New  York.  1892.  8vo.  pp.  304.  Edition  150  copies.  A  few  copies  remain 
unsold  which  can  be  obtained  of  Messrs.  Clark  &  Zugalla,  publishers,  33  Gold 
Street,  New  York,  for  $5  a  copy  postpaid. 

Genealogy.  Strobridge,  Morrison  or  Morison,  Strawbridge.  By  Mary  Stiles 
(Paul)  Guild.  Lowell,  Mass. :  Vox  Populi  Press,  S.  W.  Huse  &  Co.  1891. 
8vo.  pp.  xxix.+299.     Edition  500  copies. 

Forbes  and  Forbush  Genealogy.  The  Descendants  of  Daniel  Forbush  who  came 
from  Scotland  about  the  year  1665,  and  settled  in  Marlborough,  Mass.,  in  1675. 
By  Frederick  Clifton  Pierce  of  Chicago,  111.  Published  for  the  author. 
1892.     8vo.  pp.  199. 

History  of  the  Dudley  Family.  Number  VI.  By  Dean  Dudley.  Wakefield, 
Mass. :  Dean  Dudley,  Publisher.     1892.     8vo.  pp.  114.    Price  $1  per  Number. 

Genealogy  of  the  Estabrook  Family,  including  the  Esterbrooks  and,  Easterbrooks  of 
the  United  States.  By  William  Booth  Estabrook.  Ithaca,  N.  Y. :  Andrus 
&  Church.  1891.  12mo.  pp.  359.  Price  :  cloth  plain  $3  ;  cloth  gilt  edges  $4 ; 
half  morocco  $5 ;  full  morocco  $6.     Postage  10  cts.  extra. 

Wheeler  and  Warren  Families.  Descendants  of  George  Wheeler,  Concord,  Mass., 
1630,  through  Deacon  Thomas  Wheeler,  1696,  and  of  John  Warren,  Boston, 
Mass.,  1630,  through  Ebenezer  Warren,  Leicester,  Mass.,  1744.  Compiled  by 
Henry  Warren  Wheeler.  Albany,  N.  Y. :  Joel  Munsell's  Sons,  Publishers. 
1892.     Fcp.  4to.  pp.  121. 

Clason,   Clawson,   Classon,   Closson,   Clanson.      Stephen   Clason  of  Stamford, 

Connecticut,  in  1654,  and  some  of  his  Descendants.     Compiled  and  arranged 

from  data  chiefly  collected  by  Oliver  B.  Clason  of  Gardiner,  Maine.    By  William 

B.   Lapham.    Augusta :  Kennebec  Journal  Print.    1892.    8vo.  pp.  144.     Cloth. 

Price  $2. 

Historical  Sketches  of  John  Moses  of  Plymouth,  a  Settler  of  1632  to  1640 :  John 
Moses  of  Windsor  and  Simsbury,  a  Settler  prior  to  1647 ;  and  John  Moses  of 
Portsmouth,  a  Settler  prior  to  1640,  and  a  Genealogical  Becord  of  some  of  their 
Descendants.  By  Zebina  Moses.  Hartford,  Conn. :  Press  of  the  Case,  Lock- 
wood  &  Brainard  Company.     1890.     8vo.  pp.  138. 

Descendants  of  Aaron  and  Mary  (Church)  Magoim,  Pembroke,  Mass.  With  Illus- 
trations and  a  Complete  Index.  Third  Edition.  By  Samuel  Breck,  U.  S.  A. 
Washington,  D.  C.  :  Rufus  H.  Darby,  Book  and  Job  Printer.  1891.  8vo.  pp. 
28+v. 

Thones  Kunders  and  his  Children.  Also  a  list  of  the  Descendants  for  six  genera- 
tions of  his  youngest  son,  Henry  Cunreds  of  Whitpain.  By  Henry  C.  Conrad. 
Press  of  W.  Costa,  Wilmington.     Fcp.  4to.  pp.  105+23. 

First  Re-union  of  the  Hills  Family  of  Franklin,  Mass.,  with  Historical  Notes.  By 
Edwin  M.  Hills.  Published  for  family  purposes.  C.  A.  Hack  &  Son, 
Taunton.     1891.     8vo.  pp.  47. 

A  Brief  History  of  the  Sheppard  Family,  formerly  seated  at  the  Manors  of  Avening, 
Minchinhampton  and  Colesbourne,  in  the  County  of  Gloucestershire,  England. 
With  Pedigrees  of  the  Elder  and  Junior  Branches  of  these  Ancient  Families. 
Compiled  from  Authentic  Sources  by  William  Albert  Sheppard.  Calcutta: 
Printed  by  Thomas  S.  Smith,  City  Press,  12  Bentinck  Street.  1891.  8vo.  pp. 
39.    For  private  circulation  only. 


1892.]  Booh  Notices.  203 

The  Family  of  Merriam  of  Massachusetts.    By  W.  S.  Appleton.    Boston :  David 
Clapp  &  Son.     1892.     8vo.  pp.  15. 

Notes  on  the  Descendants  of  James  Spencer  (Junior)  of  Spencer  Hall,   Talbot 
County,  Maryland.     1892.    8vo.  pp.  26. 

Lee  of  Virginia.    8vo.  pp.  23. 

We  continue  in  this  number  our  quarterly  notices  of  genealogical  publications. 

The  first  book  on  our  list  is  a  bulky  volume  on  the  Stanton  Family,  descend- 
ants of  Thomas  Stanton,  an  early  settler  of  New  England,  who  was  prominent 
in  the  affairs  of  the  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut  colonies.  The  author  is  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Stanton  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  has  evidently  devoted  great  labor  to 
the  work,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  the  collection  of  biographical  and 
genealogical  facts.  The  book  makes  over  six  hundred  pages,  and  contains  over 
one  thousand  families  and  more  than  ten  thousand  names.  Besides  the  Stanton 
genealogy  proper,  records  of  many  other  families  who  intermarried  with  the 
Stantons  are  here  preserved,  among  which  may  be  named  those  of  Allen,  Avery, 
Babcock,  Baldwin,  Barber,  Brown,  Bryant,  Chesebrowe,  Crandall,  Denison, 
Frink,  Gallup,  Geer,  Hewitt,  Noyes,  Palmer,  Prentice,  Rust,  Smith,  Thompson, 
West,  Wheeler,  Wilcox  and  Williams.  The  book  is  well  compiled,  clearly  ar- 
ranged and  well  indexed.  It  is  printed  on  thick  white  paper,  and  is  very  credit- 
able to  the  publishers,  Messrs.  Joel  MunselPs  Sons  of  Albany. 

The  next  book  is  on  the  Beckwith  family,  and  is  compiled  by  Paul  Beckwith 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  formerly  of  Washington,  D.  C.  The  earlier  portion  of  the 
volume  is  devoted  to  the  English  Beckwiths,  and  the  later  to  those  of  that  name 
in  this  country.  A  "  Roll  of  Honor"  is  given,  recording  the  services  of  persons 
by  the  name  in  American  wars  from  1655  to  1865,  evidently  a  work  of  much 
labor.  The  genealogy  is  very  full  and  is  well  compiled.  It  has  a  good 
index.  Mr.  Beckwith  wishes  those  interested  to  send  him  any  records  and  facts 
which  they  may  possess,  and  which  are  not  found  in  this  volume,  as  he  wishes 
to  continue  his  History  of  the  American  Beckwiths. 

Mr.  Rodenbough's  "  Autumn  Leaves  from  Family  Trees  "  contains  genealogies 
of  the  seven  families  whose  names  are  found  on  the  title  page,  besides  genea- 
logical matter  relating  to  other  families  connected  with  them.  They  are  care- 
fully compiled.  The  book  is  one  of  the  most  tasteful  of  recent  additions  to 
genealogical  literature.  It  is  handsomely  printed  and  bound,  and  profusely 
illustrated  with  portraits  and  other  engravings.     It  has  a  good  index. 

The  next  book  is  devoted  to  the  genealogies  of  the  families  named  on  the 
title  page.  Part  I.  contains  the  descendants  of  William  Strobridge,  who  came 
from  Ireland  early  in  the  last  century  and  settled  in  Midclleborough,  Mass.,  where 
he  died  Nov.  14,  1777,  aged  87.  Part  II.  contains  the  descendants  of  William 
Morrison,  son  of  Robert,  who  settled  at  North  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  in  1740.  A 
third  part  contains  a  partial  genealogy  of  the  Strawbridge  family  in  America 
descended  from  various  stocks.  The  book  is  compiled  in  a  very  thorough  and 
satisfactory  manner,  is  handsomely  printed  with  numerous  fine  portraits  and 
other  engravings.     It  has  full  indexes. 

The  next  volume  gives  the  descendants  of  Daniel  Forbush,  who  settled  in 
Marlborough,  Mass.,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century.  In  the 
Register  for  April,  1853,  the  late  Andrew  H.  Ward  has  an  article  on  "  Changes 
in  Surnames,"  and  cites  numerous  ways  in  which  the  surname  of  this  settler 
and  his  descendants  appear  on  the  records  and  elsewhere,  such  as  Farrabas,  For- 
bush, Farrowbush  and  Forbes.  The  emigrant  has  many  living  descendants  of 
prominence,  many  of  whom  spell  their  name  Furbush,  some  Forbes,  and  others 
use  various  varieties  of  the  surname.  The  author,  Col.  Pierce,  has  had  much 
experience  as  a  writer  of  local  and  family  history,  and  this  book  is  a  good 
specimen  of  his  work. 

A  new  part  of  the  Dudley  genealogy  has  just  been  issued,  filled  with  valuable 
matter  relating  to  the  Dudleys  and  their  descendants.  Some  interesting  matter 
relating  to  the  English  Dudleys,  with  a  view  of  Dudley  Castle  and  a  plan  of  the 
grounds,  is  here  found.  A  large  portion  of  the  number  is  devoted  to  families 
descended  from  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley,  the  Aliens,  the  Appletons,  the  Atkinses, 
the  Baileys,  the  Backuses,  the  Barbers,  the  Bartletts,  the  Beans,  the  Blaisdells, 
the  Blakes,  the  Blunts,  the  Bradleys,  the  Bradstreets,  the  Brookses,  and  other 


204  Book  Notices.  [April, 

families  whose  names  are  found  in  the  remaining  letters  of  the  alphabet.  A 
full  biography  of  Gov.  Simon  Bradstreet  and  Anne  Dudley  his  wife,  the  first 
American  poetess,  adds  much  to  the  value  of  the  work.  Fine  portraits 
embellish  the  work.  We  hope  that  the  author  will  meet  with  encouragement 
enough  to  continue  the  work. 

The  Estabrook  volume  is  a  valuable  book,  and  the  author  has  laid  those  bear- 
ing his  name  under  great  obligations.  There  are  various  families  of  Estabrook 
in  this  country.  The  ancestor  of  the  earliest  appears  to  be  Rev.  Joseph  Esta- 
brook who  came  to  New  England  in  1660,  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College 
in  1664,  and  three  years  later  was  ordained  as  a  colleague  of  Rev.  Edward 
Bulkley  over  the  church  at  Concord,  Mass.  The  book  is  well  compiled  and  has 
a  good  index. 

The  book  devoted  to  the  Wheeler  and  the  Warren  families  descended  from 
the  persons  named  in  the  title  page.  The  genealogical  and  biographical  details 
are  full  and  precise.     The  book  is  handsomely  printed  and  well  indexed. 

Mr.  Oliver  B.  Clason  of  Gardner,  Maine,  has  been  five  years  engaged  in  col- 
lecting materials  for  a  genealogy  of  the  descendants  of  Stephen  Clason,  an  early 
settler  of  Stamford,  Conn.  He  has  placed  his  material  in  the  hands  of  Dr. 
William  B.  Lapham,  who  has  had  much  experience  in  compiling  family  and  local 
histories,  and  who  has  arranged  and  compiled  the  book  in  a  very  satisfactory 
manner. 

The  book  on  the  several  families  of  Moses  whose  ancestors  are  named  on  the 
title  page  of  the  next  book  contains  very  satisfactory  accounts  of  those  families. 
The  compiler,  Mr.  Moses,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  has  been  very  successful  in 
researches.     The  book  is  well  arranged,  well  indexed  and  well  printed. 

The  Magoun  volume  is  by  Bvt.  Brig. -Gen.  Samuel  Breck,  U.S.A.,  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  the  author  of  the  Breck  genealogy  noticed  by  us  in  January,  1891. 
It  was  prepared  as  a  memorial  of  the  author's  grandmother,  Mrs.  Ruth  Church 
(Magoun)  Breck,  and  is  a  worthy  memorial  of  her  and  her  kindred. 

The  work  on  the  Kunders,  Cunreds  or  Conrad  family  is  by  Mr.  Conrad,  attor- 
ney at  law,  in  Wilmington,  Delaware.  The  emigrant  ancestor  was  Thones 
Kunders,  one  of  the  little  band  of  German  emigrants  who  in  1683  settled  at 
Germantown,  Pa.  His  youngest  son  Henry,  who  spelt  his  surname  Cunreds, 
settled  at  Whitpain,  Montgomery  County,  and  it  is  to  his  descendants  that  this 
book  is  chiefly  devoted.  The  author  has  been  very  successful  in  obtaining 
materials,  particularly  biographical  data  relating  to  the  emigrant  and  his  sons. 
The  book  is  well  compiled,  well  indexed  and  well  printed. 

The  next  work  is  a  report  of  the  proceedings  at  the  first  gathering  of  the 
Hills  family,  which  took  place  on  Monday,  Sept.  7,  1891,  at  the  old  homestead 
in  Franklin,  Mass.  The  historical  address  was  by  Mr.  Edwin  M.  Hills  of  Taun- 
ton, Mass.  It  contains  many  interesting  biographical  sketches  of  persons  of 
the  name  and  blood.  The  book  preserves  much  valuable  historical  and  genealo- 
gical material. 

The  work  on  the  Sheppard  family  is  by  Mr.  William  A.  Sheppard  of  Calcutta, 
India,  a  nephew  of  John  H.  Sheppard,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  a  memoir  of 
whom  is  printed  in  the  Register  for  October,  1873.  Four  years  ago  Mr. 
Sheppard  traced  the  ancestry  of  his  family  to  the  latter  part  of  the  sixteenth 
century,  and  published  a  tabular  pedigree  giving  the  result  of  his  labors,  which 
pedigree  was  noticed  by  us  in  October,  1888.  In  the  present  pamphlet  Mr. 
Sheppard  furnishes  much  valuable  and  interesting  matter  relative  to  the  various 
members  of  the  family.  Particularly  interesting  is  the  diary  of  his  father,  Mr. 
George  Albert  Sheppard,  who  was  born  in  Hallowell,  Maine,  in  1792,  and  died 
in  Calcutta  in  1857.  The  earlier  portion  of  the  diary  has  references  to  many 
prominent  New-England  people  of  that  day.  The  tabular  pedigree  published  in 
1887  has  been  reprinted  in  this  work. 

Mr.  Appleton,  the  author  of  the  next  work,  contributed  to  the  Register  in 
April,  1868,  and  April,  1870,  articles  on  the  Merriam  family.  He  has  added 
other  matter  and  revised  the  whole,  and  now  presents  his  work  on  the  Family 
of  Mirriam  of  Massachusetts  in  a  much  improved  form. 

The  Spencer  notes  are  by  Mr.  Theodore  F.  Jewell  of  Newport,  R.  I.  They 
contain  in  a  condensed  form  the  result  of  some  years  of  research.  A  genealog- 
ical manuscript  written  in  1849  by  Samuel  W.  Spencer,  M.D.,  of  Florida,  has 
been  used  in  compiling  the  pamphlet. 


1892.]  Recent  Publications,  205 

The  pamphlet  entitled  '  '  Lee  of  Virginia  "  is  a  reprint  to  the  valuable  con- 
tribution of  Mr.  J.  Henry  Lea  to  the  Eegister  for  January  and  April,  1892. 


RECENT   PUBLICATIONS, 

Presented  to  the  New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Society  from  Dec.  15, 

1891,  to  March  22,  1892. 

Prepared  by  the  Librarian. 
I.  Publications  written  or  edited  by  Members  of  the  Society. 

George  Bancroft.  By  Andrew  McFarland  Davis.  Pamphlet,  pp.17.  Reprinted 
from  the  Proceedings  of  the  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences.     Vol  xxvi. 

The  Church  and  Parish  of  Great  Missenden  (Bucks).  By  Charles  Harold  Evelyn 
White,  Vicar  of  Christ  Church,  Chesham.     Pamphlet,  pp.  32. 

Pemaquid  ;  Its  Forts.  By  Charles  Levi  Woodbury.  Pamphlet,  pp.  18.  Reprinted 
from  the  Hyde  Park  Historical  Record  for  1891-92. 

Genuine  Letters  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots,  to  James,  Earl  of  Both  well.  Edited  and 
arranged  by  J.  Watts  de  Peyster.     Pamphlet,  pp.  28. 

The  Rev.  Joseph  Sewall.  His  Youth  and  Early  Manhood.  By  Hamilton  A.  Hill. 
Pamphlet,  pp.  11.  Reprinted  from  the  New-England  Historic  Genealogical  Register, 
January,  1892. 

The  First  Congregational  (Unitarian)  Society  of  Burlington,  Vt.  Pages  from  the 
Church  Records.     Compiled  by  the  pastor,  Rev.  H.  L.Wheeler.     Pamphlet,  pp.  11. 

Two  Hundred  and  Fifty- third  Annual  Record  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable 
Artillery  Company.     Pamphlet,  pp.  96. 

Manual.  Congregational  Church,  Plymouth,  N.  H.  By  Rev.  Frank  G.  Clark. 
1892.    8vo.  pp.  97. 

Mysteries  and  Masques.  A  paper  read  before  the  St.  Nicholas  Club  (New  York), 
on  Twelfth  Night,  1892.    By  William  G.  Davies.     Pamphlet,  pp.  19. 

Charles  D evens,        ^Extract  from  the  report  of  the  Council,  read  to  the  American 

Henry  M.  Dexter,     >  Antiquarian  Society,  April  29,   1891.     By  George  F.  Hoar. 

Edward  I.  Thomas,  j  Pamphlet,  pp.  17. 

II.     Other  Publications. 
Charles  Deane,  LL.D.     A  Memoir.     By  Justin  Winsor.     Pamphlet,  pp.  47. 
Life  and  Works  of  Brasseur  de  Bourbourg.     By  Herbert  B.  Adams.     Pamphlet, 
pp.  19.     Reprint  from  Proceedings  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society,  at  the  Semi- 
Annual  Meeting,  April  29,  1891. 

The  Archives  of  the  Corporation  of  Andover.  Part  I.  By  the  Rev.  R.  H.  Clutter- 
buck,  Rector  of  Penton  Mewsey.  12  mo.  pp.  80.  Reprinted  from  the  Andover 
Advertiser. 

In  Memoriam.     Dr.  John  Crowell,  M.D.,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.     8vo.  pp.  260. 
Poem  by  Dr.  John  Crowell.      Written  for  the  250th  Anniversary  of  Haverhill. 
1890.     Pamphlet,  pp.  26. 

Centennial  Day  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  27,  1891. 
Pamphlet,  pp.  73. 

The  Clubs  of  Boston.  A  complete  list  of  members.  Published  by  N.  Wilson  & 
Co.     8vo.  pp.  442. 

Manitoba  Historical  and  Scientific  Society,  Winnepeg : 
Annual  Report  for  1890.     Pamphlet,  pp.  12. 

A  Paper  read  before  it,  May  4,  1890,  by  George  Bryce,  on  "The  First  Re- 
corder of  Rupert's  Land."     Pamphlet,  pp.  5. 
A  Paper  read  before  it,   January   22,  1891,  by  George  Bryce,  on  "  Surface 
Geology  of  the  Red  River  and  Assiniboine  Valleys."     Pamphlet,  pp.  7. 


DEATHS. 

Capt.  Frederic  Forsyth  of  Portland,  a  merchant  of  Portland.  Frederic  For- 
died  in  that  city  June  11,  1891,  aged  syth  married  Harriette  Marie,  daughter 
72.     His  father,  Thomas  Forsyth,  was        of  Maj.  Gen.  Joseph  Jewett,  and  left 


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Deaths. 


[April. 


two  sons,  Frederic  Gregory  and  Thomas 
Scott.  In  early  life  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Portland  Rifle  Corps  (1839). 
He  was  an  officer  in  Capt.  Thing's 
Pioneers,  who  started  in  1849  from 
Boston  overland  for  California,  for  gold 
and  adventure.  After  his  return  from 
the  Pacific,  he  was  chosen  captain  of 
the  Rifle  Corps.  He  commanded  the 
escort  and  body  guard  of  H.  R.  H.  the 
Prince  of  Wales,  when  he  visited  Port- 
land in  July,  1860.  He  was  an  Odd 
Fellow  and  a  member  of  the  New-Eng- 
land Society  of  California  Pioneers.  He 
was  a  highly  respected  and  honorable 
man. 

Mrs.  Hannah6  (Nehemiah*  Nehemiah,* 
Henry,3  Josiah,2  Moses1  of  Woburn, 
1640)  (Cleveland)  King,  a  centena- 
rian, died  at  Otisco  on  Thursday  eve- 
ning, March  12,  1891.  She  "reached 
her  102d  anniversary  of  her  birth  on 
the  16th  of  February  previous.  Mrs. 
King  came  of  a  long-lived  family,  the 
Clevelands,  distantly  related  to  the 
paternal  ancestor  of  the  ex- president. 
They  emigrated  from  Williamsburg, 
Mass.,  to  New  York  State  a  few  years 
after  the  Tories  were  driven  from  the 
Mohawk  Valley.  Mrs.  King  was  then 
a  child,  having  been  born  in  Williams- 
burg, Feb.  16,  1789.  She  recalled  with 
distinctness  her  elders  telling  of  the 
Revolution.  The  family  set  their  roof- 
tree  in  Skaneateles  in  1817,  where  the 
deceased  was  married  a  year  later  to 
WTilliam  King.  There  were  twelve 
children  in  the  Cleveland  family,  and 
the  mother  who  bore  them  attained  the 
age  of  104  years,  7  months.  Two  sis- 
ters of  Mrs.  Cleveland  lived  to  be  98  or 
99  years  respectively.  That  longevity 
was  inherited  may  be  imagined  when  it 
is  stated  that  one  of  Mrs.  King's  sis- 
ters, Mrs.  Olive  Cleveland  Clarke,  died 
aged  101  years,  4  months  and  21  days. 
Mrs.  Clarke  was  able  on  her  100th 
birthday  to  write  her  autograph  in  a 
clear  and  legible  hand.  Mrs.  King  and 
her  husband  spent  their  lives  on  the 
farm  at  Otisco,  excepting  ten  years 
which  they  took  to  reside  in  Homer, 
Cortland  County,  a  change  made  to 
favor  their  children  in  the  matter  of  an 
education.  Their  offspring  consisted 
of  six,  of  whom  three  are  living,  as 
folloAvs :  Caroline  and  Amelia  King, 
spinsters,  and  Mrs.  O.  B.  Stone*  of 
Bloomington,  111.  The  unmarried 
daughters  still  remain  at  the  family 
hearthstone.     Lewis  W.  Cleveland  of 


Skaneateles  is  a  surviving  brother  of 
Mrs.  King,  and  is  aged  95  years." — 
Syracuse  Standard,  Saturday,  March  14, 
1891. 

Mr.  William  Gray  Whelden.  Died  at 
West  Barnstable,  Friday,  Oct.  23,  1891, 
at  the  ancestral  home  of  the  Wheldens 
and  the  Parkers,  William  Gray  Whel- 
den, youngest  son  of  Isaac  and  Eliza 
Davis  (Parker)  Whelden,f  aged  47 
years.  He  was  born  in  the  house 
where  he  died.  His  paternal  ancestors 
have  lived  in  that  part  of  the  Old  Ply- 
mouth Colony  from  the  beginning  of 
the  settlements  there,  and  his  father  is 
now  living  at  the  advanced  age  of  92 
years.  On  the  maternal  side  he  was 
descended  from  the  Hinckleys,  Stur- 
gises  and  Parkers.  His  mother  was  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Parker,  born 
at  West  Barnstable  1742,  settled  over 
the  First  Parish  in  Provincetown  Jan. 
20,  1774,  and  there  died  in  the  ministry 
in  the  spring  of  1811. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Whelden  came  to 
Boston  and  entered  the  employ  of 
Anderson,  Heath  &  Co.,  wholesale  dry 
goods,  Winthrop  Square;  and  soon, 
developing  a  good  capacity  as  a  sales- 
man, he  was  placed  in  the  responsible 
position  of  managing,  as  a  commercial 
traveller,  their  trade  in  central  and 
southern  New  York  and  northern  Ohio. 
A  close  attention  to  business  over- 
taxed a  naturally  delicate  constitution, 
and  he  was  obliged  for  a  year  or  more 
to  remain  at  his  home  in  West  Barn- 
stable. With  restored  health  he  re- 
turned to  Boston  and  joined  the  house 
of  C.  F.  Hovey  &  Co.,  and  renewed  the 
acquaintance  of  his  old  customers,  but 
hemorrhage  of  the  lungs  obliged  him  to 
abandon  the  flattering  prospects  which 
his  capacity  as  a  salesman  insured  him, 
and  he  retired  in  the  prime  of  life  to 
the  happy  home  of  his  childhood.  For 
twenty  years  he  was  an  invalid,  and  the 
last  ten  of  these  was  an  unbroken  con- 
test with  the  disease  which  has  at  last 
obtained  the  victory.  He  was  singu- 
larly pure  in  his  life ;  patient  in  sick- 
ness, and  bright  and  cheerful  among 
his  friends.  All  that  the  love  and 
sympathy  of  his  sisters  and  father 
could  do  for  him  were  ever  at  his  dis- 
posal. He  never  married.  The  funeral 
was  on  Monday,  Oct.  27th,  and  they 
buried  him  by  the  side  of  his  mother 
and  brother  Samuel,  in  the  cemetery 
near  the  West  Barnstable  station. 

t.  s. 


*  Mrs.  Julia  A.  (King)  Stone,  widow  of  the  late  Rev.  Orlando  B.  Stone, 
t  See  her  obituary,  Register,  vol.  27,  page  112. 


'MiiishiTit  &EnSra7iE?;  GoUewYoTK . 
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NEW-ENGLAND 

HISTORICAL  AND   GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


JULY,   1892. 


HON.  JOHN  PLUMMER  HEALY,  LL.D. 

Compiled  by  the  Editor. 

John  Plummer  Healy  was  born  in  Washington,  N.  H.,  Decem- 
ber 28,  1810.  His  father  was  the  Hon.  Joseph  Healy,  who  was 
born  at  Newton,  Mass.,  August  21,  1776,  and  when  two  years  old 
removed  with  his  parents  to  Washington,  N.  H.  He  is  said  to 
have  been  a  man  of  a  strong  mind,  with  an  unusual  amount  of 
common  sense,  which  made  him  a  leader  among  his  townsmen.  He 
was  a  representative  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  from  1829 
to  1832.  He  held  various  state  offices,  such  as  member  of  the 
governor's  council,  senator  and  member  of  the  house  of  representa- 
tives. His  second  wife,  the  mother  of  John  P.  Healy,  was  Sally 
Copeland.  The  emigrant  ancestor  of  this  family  was  William1  Healy, 
an  early  inhabitant  of  Lynn,  who  removed  to  Roxbury  and  thence 
to  Cambridge,  where  he  died  Nov.  28,  1683,  aged  70.  He  had 
five  wives.  By  his  wife  Grace  Butterice  he  had  Nathaniel2  bp.  Feb. 
6,  1658-9,  who  by  wife  Rebecca  had  John,3  born  at  Newton,  Jan. 
8,  1699.  The  latter  by  wife  Hannah  had  John,4  who  married,  May 
13,  1762,  Mary,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Subiah  (Hall)  Wight 
of  Dedham.  Their  son  Joseph5  was  the  father  of  John  Plummer6 
Healy,  the  subject  of  this  memoir. 

He  received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town, 
and  prepared  for  college  at  Plainfield  Academy.  He  entered 
Dartmouth  College  in  1831,  and  was  graduated  in  1835.  Soon 
after  he  left  college  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Hon.  Daniel  Webster  of  Boston,  then  United  States  senator  from 
Massachusetts.  "Association  with  so  great  a  man,  in  the  greatness 
of  his  intellectual  powers,  must  have  had  an  effect  on  the  mind  of 
the  young  law  student,  and  soon  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  in 
1838,  we  find  him  assisting  Mr.  Webster  in  the  preparation  and 
trial  of  his  great  causes  and  following  his  political  faith  and  for- 
tunes."* Mr.  Healy  became  the  law  partner  of  the  great  statesman, 
and  "  during  the  most  of  the  years  that  the  partnership  continued 
Mr.  Webster  was  almost  constantly  in  Washington,  either  in  the 
Senate  or  the  Cabinet,  and  Mr.  Healy  was  much  relied  on  by  his 

*  Memoir  of  John  Plummer  Healy,  by  Godfrey  Morse,  1882,  page  5. 
VOL.   XLVI.  17a 


208  John  Plummer  Healy.  [July* 

senior  for  the  laborious  work  of  preparing  the  cases  Mr.  Webster 
had  in  charge,  and  for  the  business  detail  of  their  management."* 

At  the  election  in  the  fall  of  1839,  he  was  chosen  by  the  city  of 
Boston  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  house  of  representatives,  and 
took  his  seat  in  January,  1840.  Nine  years  later  he  was  again 
chosen  a  representative  to  the  Massachusetts  legislature  from  the 
city  for  the  year  1849,  and  was  reelected  for  the  year  1850.  In 
1854  he  was  a  senator  from  the  county  of  Suffolk,  and  as  such  was 
appointed  chairman  of  the  committee  on  railways  and  canals.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  committees  on  towns  and  on  education. 
He  performed  the  duties  of  these  offices  with  faithfulness  and  ability. 

Through  the  influence  of  Mr.  Webster  while  he  was  Secretary  of 
State,  Mr.  Healy  was  appointed,  by  President  Fillmore,  Judge  of  the 
United  States  District  Court  for  the  District  of  California.  His 
reasons  for  declining  so  flattering  an  appointment  are  stated  in  the 
following  quotation  from  an  obituary  notice  : 

Mr.  Healy  hesitated  much  as  to  accepting;  but  being  warmly  urged  by 
friends  in  whom  he  reposed  confidence,  at  length  decided  affirmatively  in 
the  matter,  and  made  preparations  to  leave  for  the  distant  but  promising 
field  of  professional  opportunity  thus  opened  to  him.  To  tell  how  he  came 
to  recall  that  decision  will  be  to  present  not  only  a  biographical  fact  in  its 
proper  order,  but  will  vividly  illustrate  a  salient  personal  trait.  Mr. 
Healy's  father  was  the  Hon.  Joseph  Healy,  a  man  of  distinction  and  influ- 
ence in  New  Hampshire,  and  representative  in  Congress  of  that  State  dur- 
ing several  terms.  At  the  time  referred  to  he  was  a  man  of  venerable 
years,  and  withdrawn  through  decrepitude  from  all  active  pursuits.  His 
son's  appointment  and  his  purpose  to  accept  it  had  been  made  known  to 
him,  so  that,  when  the  son  came  to  the  ancestral  home  for  the  final  leave- 
taking,  he  brought  no  surprising  intelligence.  The  old  man  had  decided 
upon  it  as  a  wise  step  for  his  son  to  take,  and  upon  their  meeting  so  advised 
him,  saying:  "  My  son,  you  must  go;  it  is  your  duty  to  go."  In  giving 
utterance  to  the  counsels  of  wisdom  he  could  not  restrain  the  promptings 
of  affection,  and  burst  into  tears.  It  was  the  turning-point  of  the  whole 
affair,  for  filial  considerations  instantly  became  dominant  in  the  young 
man's  mind,  and  the  desire  of  Webster,  the  urging  of  professional  friends, 
and  the  prospects  of  a  career  of  the  highest  honor,  ceased  to  have  weight 
before  the  old  man's  involuntary  appeal.  Mr.  Healy  resolved  to  remain  at 
Boston  so  long  as  his  father  should  live.  Much  as  he  will  be  lamented  by 
those  with  whom  he  has  held  professional  and  business  relations,  it  is  with 
those  who  have,  in  more  intimate  relations,  come  to  know  the  tender 
sensibilities  of  the  man,  and  that  loveliness  of  personal  character  which  this 
anecdote  bespeaks,  that  his  loss  will  most  deeply  be  felt.| 

Mr.  Webster  died  in  the  autumn  of  1852,  and  Mr.  Healy  con- 
tinued a  successful  practice  at  the  corner  of  Tremont  and  Court 
Streets,  where  they  had  long  been  located.  In  1856  he  was  ap- 
pointed City  Solicitor,  and  held  the  office  through  all  the  political 
changes  of  the  Boston  city  government  for  twenty-five  years.  In 
1881,  the  office  of  Corporation  Council  was  created  especially  for  him. 

*  Morse's  memoir  of  Healy,  p.  5. 

t  Obituary  in  a  Boston  newspaper  quoted  by  Mr.  Morse,  pp.  6-7. 


1892.]  John  Plummer  Healy.  209 

There  is  but  one  opinion  in  the  public  mind  as  to  his  administration  of 
the  office  of  City  Solicitor,  and  that  is,  that  he  discharged  all  its  duties  in  a 
conspicuously  wise,  honest,  able,  and  successful  manner.  His  firmness  and 
strong  sense  of  right,  and  the  faith  in,  and  respect  for,  his  unflinching 
honesty,  conduced  much  to  maintain  the  proud  eminence  of  Boston  for 
municipal  integrity  and  honor  among  her  sister  cities  on  this  continent. 
Twenty-five  consecutive  elections  bear  witness  to  the  faith  which  many 
successive  City  Councils  had  in  him. 

He  was  most  constant  in  his  attendance  in  his  office,  and  seldom  even 
took  a  day's  vacation,  or  absented  himself  from  the  city.  He  was  most 
courteous  to  all  who  came  in  official  relation  with  him;  and  no  one  ever 
left  his  presence  without  being  impressed  with  his  absolute  honesty.  He 
was  kind  to  all  his  associates  and  subordinates,  and  was  tender  and  for- 
bearing to  the  young  men  connected  with  his  office.  His  was  one  of  those 
natures  which  never  suspected  wrong  in  any  one.  His  mind  was,  however, 
thoroughly  masculine,  and,  although  not  a  lawyer  who  indulged  in  constant 
reading  of  law  books  or  reports,  he  was  thoroughly  grounded  in  the  under- 
lying principles  of  the  law,  and  had  the  faculty  of  applying  these  principles 
to  his  cases  whether  at  nisi  prius  or  in  an  argument  on  questions  of  law 
before  the  full  bench.  No  man  had  a  better  knowledge  of,  or  more  ex- 
perience on,  questions  of  municipal  law  than  he;  and  his  opinions  were 
sought  and  acquiesced  in  by  many  cities  and  towns  outside  of  Boston.  His 
arguments  before  court  or  jury  were  generally  short,  and  he  always  took 
in  and  stated  the  salient  points.  His  power  before  juries  was  remarkable; 
and,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief  Justice  of  the  highest  court  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, was  peculiarly  effective.  He  used  none  of  the  devices  of 
rhetoric;  his  address  to  the  jury  was  plain,  open,  honest  talk,  as  between 
neighbors.  He  thus  gained  their  good-will  and  attention ;  and,  as  his 
integrity  was  known  to  all,  their  confidence  and  favorable  verdicts  followed. 
The  courts  all  recognized  the  same  traits  of  his  character;  and,  as  he  was 
never  known  to  argue  frivolous  exceptions,  he  was  always  listened  to  with 
closest  attention  and  interest.* 

Mr.  Healy  died  at  his  residence  in  Temple  Street,  Boston, 
January  4,  1882,  aged  seventy-one  years.  Three  days  later  the 
funeral  was  held  at  his  house,  the  mayor  (the  Hon.  Samuel  A. 
Green)  and  other  city  officials,  with  members  of  the  bar  and  promi- 
nent citizens,  attending.  His  death  was  appropriately  noticed  by 
the  City  government,  by  the  courts  and  by  the  bar. 

Mr.  Healy  married  in  December,  1847,  Miss  Mary  Stickney 
Barker,  daughter  of  Mr.  Jedidiah  Barker  of  Boston,  who  survives 
him.  Their  only  son  Joseph,  a  young  lawyer  of  great  promise, 
died  April  18,  1880.  He  was  born  August  6,  1849,  was  graduated 
at  Harvard  University  in  1870,  and  at  the  Harvard  Law  School  in 
1873.      Plis  death  was  a  severe  blow  to  the  hopes  of  his  parents. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Common  Council  of  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1882,  a 
series  of  resolutions  was  adopted  in  which  the  City  Council  records 
"its  appreciation  of  the  great  professional  skill  with  which  Mr.  Healy 
protected  the  interests  of  the  city,  of  his  unceasing  and  courteous 
attention  to  his  duties  as  legal  adviser  of  the  Council,  and  of  the 

*  Morse's  memoir  of  Healy,  pp.  7-8. 


210  John  Plummer  Healy.  [July, 

many  charming  qualities  of  head  and  heart  which  made  him  the 
most  agreeable  of  companions  as  well  as  the  safest  of  counsellors." 
William  H.  Whitmore,  Esq.,  who  prepared  and  offered  these  re- 
solutions, has  furnished  us  with  the  following  tribute  which  shows 
some  striking  characteristics  of  the  man  : 

Having  bad  considerable  official  business  with  Mr.  Healy,  I  desire  to 
express  my  remembrance  of  his  unfailing  courtesy  and  good-nature.  He 
was  often  presented  with  questions  largely  political  or  personal.  He 
listened  with  serenity  to  the  most  ridiculous  suggestions,  waived  aside  with- 
out ridicule  the  impossible  ones,  and  gave  consideration  and  assistance  to 
every  good  project.  He  was  invaluable  to  the  city  as  an  adviser  in  all 
emergencies,  never  hurried  nor  confused;  and,  as  inaccessible  to  persuasion 
as  to  menace,  his  words  seemed  the  embodiment  of  justice.  His  manners 
were  courteous  to  all ;  and  when  he  unbent  to  his  friends,  his  recollections 
of  men  and  events  were  charmingly  told. 

At  the  same  meeting,  the  council  voted  that  "  the  Joint  Standing 
Committee  on  Rules  and  Orders  be  instructed  to  have  prepared  a 
suitable  memoir  of  the  late  John  P.  Healy,  and  to  insert  the  same 
in  the  Municipal  Register  for  the  current  year."  The  memoir  was 
prepared  by  Godfrey  Morse,  LL.B.,  and  is  an  able  tribute  to  Mr. 
Healy's  memory.  Besides  being  inserted  in  the  Municipal  Register, 
it  was  printed  separately.  From  this  pamphlet  we  have  drawn 
freely.*  We  quote  the  following  from  an  editorial  in  the  Boston 
Daily  Advertiser,  published  the  morning  after  his  death,  which  Mr. 
Morse  has  reprinted  in  his  appendix : 

The  roll  of  city  solicitors  is  a  memorable  one,  and  John  P.  Healy  leads 
them  all  in  conspicuously  able  service.  Pickering,  Chandler,  Ranney, 
Hillard,  Healy,  are  bright  names  in  the  official  life  of  the  city.  His  mind 
was  purely  legal,  and  his  tastes  were  for  the  law.  He  was  thoroughly 
grounded  in  the  principles  of  the  law.  He  was  not,  as  compared  with  mere 
bookworms,  a  great  student  of  the  books,  either  in  the  text-books  or  the 
reports ;  but  he  was  well  enough  in  both  those  lines  of  legal  learning  for 
all  practical  purposes.  In  all  the  law  relating  to  towns  and  cities  and 
municipal  corporations  he  was  thoroughly  booked  on  authority  and  prin- 
ciple, and  long  experience  therein  made  him  a  thorough  adept.  His  opinions 
were  sought  on  such  matters  from  all  parts  of  the  State,  and  deservedly 
passed  for  oracles  and  models.  He  was  a  quiet,  modest,  and  unpretentious 
man.  He  never  pushed  for  place  or  prominence.  The  few  official  trusts 
which  came  to  him  came  in  every  instance  without  seeking  on  his  part,  and 
were  due  solely  to  the  fitness  of  the  man  for  usefulness  in  the  place.  He 
more  than  once  declined  preferment,  desiring  to  live  and  die  a  practising 
lawyer,  and  he  has  died  in  harness.  He  belonged  to  no  rings  and  took  part 
in  no  cabals.  He  belonged  to  no  mutual  admiration  societies,  and  he  had 
no  lot  with  schemes  and  schemers.  He  was  a  downright,  good-natured,  true, 
and  upright  man.f 

*  Other  authorities  are  The  History  of  Washington,  N.  H.,  1886;  the  Wisrht  Family, 
by  Danforth  P.  Wight,  pp.  82-3;  The  Wights,  by  William  Ward  Wight,  1890,  p.  43;  the 
History  of  Newton,  by  Francis  Jackson,  p.  307;  the  History  of  Cambridge,  by  Rev.  Lucius 
R.  Paige,  D.D.,  pp.  579-80;  Sketches  of  the  Alumni  of  Dartmouth  College,  by  Rev.  George 
T.  Chapman,  D.D.,  p.  277;  Registkr,  vol.  36,  p.  338. 

f  Morse's  memoir  of  Healy,  p.  23. 


1892.]  Otis  Family  of  Montreal.  211 


OTIS  FAMILY  OF  MONTREAL,  CANADA. 

By  Isaac  J.  Greenwood,  A.M.,  of  New  York  City. 

The  following  notes,  drawn  chiefly  from  Tanguay's  Genealogical 
Dictionary  of  Canada,  may  serve  to  amplify  the  excellent  account  of 
the  Otis  Family  which  appears  in  the  4th  and  5th  volumes  of  the 
Eegister. 

Richard  Otis,  a  son  or  nephew  of  John  Otis  of  Hingham,  Mass.,  settled 
about  1655  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  and  was  there  killed  by  the  Indians,  towards 
the  end  of  June,  1689,  together  with  his  son  Stephen  Otis,  aged  37  years, 
who  by  his  wife  Mary  Pitman  left  a  daughter  Mary,  born  about  1675, 
afterwards  the  wife  of  Ebenezer  Varney  of  Dover,  and  two  sons  Stephen 
and  Nathaniel,  who  were  carried  away  and  sold  to  the  French  in  Canada. 

The  widow  (and  third  wife)  of  Richard  Otis,  was  Grizel  (called  by  her 
descendants  Grizet)  Warren,  born  1662,  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret 
Warren.  The  Indians  killed  her  daughter  Hannah,  a  child  of  two  years, 
and  took  her  and  her  infant  (female)  of  three  months  to  Canada.  Here 
the  mother  joined  the  Catholic  church,  was  re-baptized.  Tanguay,  in  his 
list  of  English  captives,  has :  Warren,  Jacques,  de  Berwick,  en  Ecosse. 
Irlandaise,  Marguerite  (sa  femme).  Marie-Madeleine,  nee  le  6  mars  1662 
h  la  Nouvelle-Angleterre;  prise  en  guerre  le  18  Juin  1689;  bapt.  9  mai 
1693;  1°  m  ...  a  Richard  (o)  Theys;  2°  m  15  octobre  1693,  a  Phillipe 
Robitaille,  a  Montreal;  au  service  de  M.  De  Maricour  (or  Lemoine).  She 
was  married  as  Madeleine  Warren,  veuve  de  Richard  (0)  Theys,  de 
Douvres,  Nouvelle-Angleterre,  to  Philippe  Robitaille,  son  of  Jean  and 
Martine  (Carmont)  R.  from  Biencourt,  province  d'Artois,  who  was  buried 
5  Oct.  1740;  Madeleine  was  buried  27  October,  1750,  aged  89.  Their 
children  were: 

1.  Philippe,  bpt.  5  February,  1695 ;  visited  his  half-sister  in  New  England  and 

remained  about  a  year;  but  returning  to  Canada,  was  buried  18  Decem- 
ber, 1720. 

2.  Jacques,  bpt.  29  January,  1G95. 

3.  Jean,  bpt.  10  March,  1699. 

4.  George,  bpt.  19  April,  1701 ;  bur.  19  February,  1703. 

5.  Marguerite,  bpt.  2  April,   1703;    m.   13  April,  1722,  at  Montreal  to  Jean 

Baptiste  Biron,  bpt.  23  March,  1702,  son  of  Pierre  and  Jeanne  (Dumou- 
chel)  Biron,  from  Peille,  bishopric  of  Saintes. 

The  infant,  which  Mrs.  Robitaille  brought  into  Canada  at  the  time  of  her 
capture  in  1689,  was  educated  in  the  Romish  faith,  baptized  as  Christine 
Hotesse,  and  married  at  Montreal,  14  June,  1707,  to  Louis  Bau  (or  Le  Beau), 
a  joiner,  as  his  second  wife.  Louis  Bau  was  a  son  of  Jean  and  Etiennette 
(Lory)  Bau,  and  died  26  February,  1713,  aged  about  35.  Their  children 
were: 

1.  Louis,  bpt.  20  November,  1708;  bur.  25  January,  1709. 

2.  Marie- Anne- Christine,  bpt.  14  June,   1710;    m.  20  February,  1726,  Pierre 

Treffle,  merchant  of  Montreal,  as  first  wife :  bur.  at  Quebec,  18  Decem- 
ber, 1726,  and  her  infant  Pierre  on  23  January,  1727,  age  1  mo.  13  days. 

3.  Marie-Madeleine,  bpt.  20  May,  1712. 

4.  Louis,  m.  1745,  Angelique  Besset,  and  was  bur.  at  Chamblay,  24  October, 

1760. 
vol.  xl vi.         17a* 


212  The  Gill  Lineage.  [July, 

Taking  advantage  of  an  exchange  of  prisoners  in  1714,  the  widow  Lebeau 
came  to  New  England,  but  was  not  allowed  to  remove  her  young  children 
from  Canada.  At  Northampton  she  joined  the  Church,  under  the  Rev. 
Solomon  Stoddard,  and  taking  the  name  of  her  grandmother  Warren,  that 
is  Margaret  (though  she  was  usually  called  Christine),  she  soon  married 
Capt.  Thomas  Baker  of  that  place,  afterwards  of  Brookfield,  and  settling  in 
her  native  town  of  Dover  in  1735,  there  died  23  February,  1773,  aged  about 
84  years.  Several  of  her  children  by  the  second  marriage  survived  her,  of 
whom  were  Col.  Otis  Archelaus  Sharrington  Baker,  who  died  at  Dover,  27 
October,  1801,  aged  75,  and  Mary,  widow  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Bean  of 
Epping,  who  died  at  Conway,  N.  H.,  6  February,  1826,  lacking  but  10 
days  of  her  being  one  hundred  years  of  age. 

Stephen  Otis,  eldest  son  of  Stephen  who  was  killed  at  Dover  in  1689, 
is  not  mentioned  by  Tanguay,  but  as  Joseph-Marie-Autes  of  Quebec,  he,  in 
in  October,  1710,  conveyed  to  his  bro:her  Nathaniel  (or  Paul)  of  Montreal, 
all  interest  he  might  have  to  any  estate  in  New  Pjngland. 

Nathaniel  Otis,  born  1684,  was  re-baptized  in  Montreal  as  Paul 
Hotesse,  and  in  1714  released  to  his  brother-in-law  Ebenezer  Varney  of 
Dover,  all  claim  to  any  estate  in  New  England.  He  was  a  cooper  of 
Montreal,  and  was  there  buried,  26  December,  1730.  He  is  styled  "  fils 
d'Etienne  (Hotesse)  et  de  Marie  Pittman,  de  Douvres,  Nouvelle-Angle- 
terre;"  by  his  first  wife  Elisabeth  Ouabert  (Hubbard?)  he  had: 

1.  Paul- Nicholas,  bpt.  20  January,  1712;   m.  12  October,  1744,  Marie-Gene- 

vieve  Truteau,  and  had  several  children. 

2.  Ic/nace- Laurent,  bpt.  11  August;  bur.  9  October,  1713. 

3.  Marie-Louise,  bpt.  13  December,  1714;  bur.  11  January,  1715. 

4.  Louis,  bpt.  14  April,  1716 ;  m.  20  October,  1749,  Marie  Francoise  Martineau, 

b.  1728. 

5.  Marie- Catherine,  bpt.  20  September,  1717;    m.    1st,   Feb.  8,  1740,  Louis 

Pouget;  2cl,  January  9,  1748,  Laurent  Bertrancl. 

6.  Joseph,  bpt.  8  September,  bur.  15  November,  1718. 

7.  Philippe- Marie,  bpt.  10  September,  bur.  9  December,  1719. 

He  married  2d,  Oct.  20,  1721,  Madeleine  Toupin,  who  was  buried  Aug. 
28,  1722,  aged  26,  with  her  infant. 


THE  GILL  LINEAGE. 

By  Prof.  James  D.  Butler,  LL.D.,  of  Madison,  Wisconsin. 

The  historj'  of  genealogical  inquiry  in  the  Gill  family  has  some  points 
of  special  interest.  Few  families  can  show  documentary  proof  of  so  early 
and  continuous  effort  to  trace  their  lineage.  In  few  families  have  genera- 
tions been  so  sundered  by  change  of  language,  religion  and  nationality.  A 
search  begun  without  clues  has  seldom  ended  in  such  perfect  success. 

In  1768,  three  brothers,  named  Gill,  born  in  Canada  but  of  New-Eng- 
land descent,  were  anxious  to  ascertain  their  origin.  Their  father  had 
been  captivated  in  childhood  by  Indians,  as  was  believed  about  eighty  years 
before,  and  near  Boston.  The  name  of  the  captive's  father  was  said  to  be 
Sam  or  Sagen.  The  three  brothers,  with  others  of  their  kinsfolk,  chose 
one  of  their  number  who  should  go  to  Boston  and  its  vicinity  for  genea- 
logical research.     This  representative  was  furnished  with  a  letter  of  recom- 


1892.]  The  Gill  Lineage.  213 

mendation  from  Guy  Carleton,  Governor  of  Canada.  He  was  furnished 
with  a  statement  of  the  traditions  then  prevailing  among  the  Canadian 
Gills,  relating  to  the  New  England  origin  of  their  family,  and  the  following 
letter  of  recommendation  from  the  governor  of  Canada: 

Francis  Robert  Gill  is  recommended  to  all  whom  the  above  may  concern  and 
that  can  assist  him  to  find  out  his  relatives  near  Boston. 

Guy  Carleton. 
Castle  of  Quebec,  Feb.  2(5,  1768. 

By  the  Lt.  Governor's  command. 
J.  Goldpap,  D'y  Sec'y. 

Whether  the  purposed  journey  was  made  is  doubtful.  At  all  events 
nothing  was  then  discovered. 

But  curiosity  concerning  family  lineage  was  inherited  by  the  posterity 
of  the  fraternal  trio.  One  of  their  grand-children,  Ignace,  born  1808, 
father  of  Judge  Gill,  paid  sixteen  dollars  in  New  England  for  a  book- 
rarity,  which  he  loaned  and  lost  before  he  had  noted  its  contents  narrowly. 
According  to  his  remembrance  he  read  in  the  first  pages  that  Samuel  Gill 
was  carried  off  from  Dover  by  the  Abenakis.  His  impression  was  probably 
incorrect,  as  no  book  with  such  a  statement  has  been  discovered  in  the  ex- 
haustive bibliography  of  Dover,  and  since  the  proof  is  now  conclusive  that 
Samuel  Gill  was  not  made  captive  there.  However  this  may  be,  the  pur- 
chase by  Ignace  attests  the  transmission  of  genealogic  al  zeal,  and  his  false 
memory  regarding  Dover  gave  it  a  local  direction  which  led  at  last  to  the 
truth. 

In  1866,  the  Abbe  Maurault  published  his  voluminous  work  on  the 
Abenakis, — the  tribe  by  which  the  child  Gill  had  been  carried  off.  The 
Gill  history,  as  there  given,  abounds  in  inventions  pure  and  simple.  It  is 
there  stated  that  the  captive  was  taken  in  Gilltown,  Mass.,  which  had  been 
founded  by  his  father,  son  of  a  Corporal  Gill,  who  had  emigrated  from 
England  about  1670.  The  age  of  the  abducted  boy  is  set  down  as  fourteen 
years,  and  the  route  of  his  captors  is  specified.  This  romancing  of  Mau- 
rault roused  Charles,  a  son  of  Ignace  Gill,  born  1844,  to  renew  the  lineage 
hunt,  or  at  least  heightened  his  zeal  in  that  quest.  This  gentleman,  a 
lawyer  by  profession,  and  now  a  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  at  Montreal, 
knew  that  the  town  of  Gill  is  not  yet  a  hundred  years  old,  and  he  was  every 
way  more  competent  than  his  predecessors  for  the  work  he  undertook. 

The  new  investigator  found  conflicting  testimonies  concerning  the  era 
when  his  ancestor  arrived  in  Canada.  According  to  writings,  connected 
with  the  Governor's  commendatory  letter,  that  coming  was  about  the  year 
1688.  But,  as  standard  histories  relate,  in  1703  the  Abenakis  ravaged  the 
New-England  coast,  from  Maine  to  the  gates  of  Boston;  and  so  would  pass 
by  Dover — the  only  place  there  was  any  reason  to  consider  to  have  been 
the  home  of  the  captive.  Judge  Gill  was  disposed  to  fix  the  date  of 
captivity  between  1700  and  1710.  The  name  Sagen,  given  in  the  writing 
of  1768  to  the  father  of  the  captive,  the  Judge  became  satisfied  was  a 
corruption,  in  Canadian  pronunciation,  of  the  title  sergeant.  He  rejected 
the  date  1688,  which  was  indicated  in  the  written  document  as  the  year 
of  captivity,  because  the  captive  married  young.  But,  if  that  date  were 
correct,  his  age  at  marriage  was  thirty-four  years  at  least,  his  first  child 
being  born  in  1716.  The  tradition  that  the  captive  survived  till  1758, 
Judge  Gill  also  rejects.  Had  he  been  alive  in  1754,  he  must  have  been 
mentioned  in  the  detailed  narrative  of  the  captive  Mrs.  Johnson,  who  in 
that  year  abode  for  a  month  under  the  same  roof  where,  if  living,  he  must 


214  The  Gill  Lineage,  [July, 

have  made  his  home,  and  would  have  spoken  to  her  in  her  own  language 
better  than  any  others  with  whom  she  had  intercourse. 

In  1887,  Judge  Gill  printed,  in  French,  the  processes  and  results  of  his 
research, — Notes  Historiques — a  booklet  of  ninety-six  pages.  In  this  work, 
he  confesses  a  great  lack  of  certitude  as  to  the  time  when,  and  the  place 
whence,  his  ancestor  had  entered  Canada. 

A  year  or  two  after  issuing  his  Notes,  Judge  Gill  became  acquainted 
with  Prof.  J.  D.  Butler,  of  Madison,  Wis.,  and  Miss  C.  Alice  Baker,  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Through  them  he  learned  something  of  what  he  had 
desiderated.  Thus  it  was  shown,  by  those  persons,  that  among  the  children 
of  John  Gill  resident  at  Salisbury,  Mass.,  there  was  a  Samuel,  born  1652, 
and  that  this  Samuel  became  entitled  to  write  himself  "  in  any  bill,  warrant, 
quittance,  or  obligation, — Sergeant."  It  was  also  made  manifest  that 
among  the  nine  children  of  Sergeant  Samuel  there  was  a  son  Samuel,  born 
Sept.  16,  1687. 

Moreover,  the  Salisbury  records  mention  only  the  birth  of  Samuel,  while 
chronicling  the  marriages  and  deaths  of  his  eight  brothers  and  sisters. 
But  Miss  Baker  discovered  that,  in  1695,  when  Samuel  was  eight  years 
old,  nine  captives  were  taken  at  Newbury,  but  were  pursued  by  a  rescuing 
party  "who  brought  them  all  back  save  one  boy  that  was  killed";  or,  as 
another  account  ran,  "  all  the  captives  but  one  which  they  doubt  is  killed." 

Though  the  Gills  lived  in  Salisbury  and  this  attack  was  made  in  New- 
bury, it  seemed  not  incredible  that  the  missing  boy  was  Samuel  Gill ;  since 
the  towns  lay  side  by  side.  The  boy,  too,  might  have  been  caught  away 
from  home.  Dover  also,  only  thirty  miles  away,  was  so  near  that  the  re- 
port of  the  captive's  coming  from  there  was  nothing  strange. 

But  Miss  Baker  further  found,  in  the  diary  of  Rev.  John  Pike,  minister 
at  Dover,  a  native  ot  Salisbury,  this  record:  "June  10,  1697,  John  Young 
of  Exiter  slain  by  ye  Indians  his  son  wounded,  Luke  Wells  &  a  lad  at 
Salsbury  the  same  day  Carried  away."*  That  lad,  one  would  think,  might 
well  have  been  the  young  Samuel  Gill. 

On  the  whole,  Judge  Gill  was  so  satisfied  with  the  new  particulars, 
thickening  other  proofs  which  did  demonstrate  thinly,  that  in  1889  he  printed 
them  in  a  pamphlet  of  thirty  pages,  as  a  second  part  of  his  family  notes. 

One  link  was  still  wanting  to  complete  the  genealogical  chain,  and  turn 
its  insensate  metal  into  a  thrilling  electric  circle.  That  link  is  now  no 
longer  missing.  The  Massachusetts  Archives  (vol.  lxx.  p.  469),  as  was 
learned  through  Miss  Baker,  show  the  petition  on  June  6,  1700,  of  Ser- 
geant Samuel  Gill,  of  Salisbury,  to  the  Governor  and  Council,  "  that  they 
will  take  effectual  measures  for  the  redemption  of  his  son,  Samuel  Gill, 
carried  captive  by  the  Indians  to  Canada,  about  three  years  before." 
When  the  petition  was  read,  three  years  wanting  three  days  had  elapsed. 
But  effectual  measures  were  not  promptly  taken,  and  hence  a  second  petition, 
for  action  "  with  all  speed,"  was  presented  by  Sergeant  Gill,  May  29,  1701. 

It  had  always  been  a  family  tradition,  embodied  in  a  written  paper  as 
early  as  1768,  that  Sergeant  Gill  had  more  than  once  through  agents  sent 
to  Canada  a  ransom  for  his  son,  but  that  the  boy,  preferring  life  among  the 
aborigines,  refused  to  return  to  his  father's  house.  Adopted  as  the  son  of 
the  tribal  chief,  he  at  length  became  the  chief  himself.  His  first  wife, 
ancestress  of  the  Judge,  was  a  captive  from  Maine.  Through  her,  and  an 
Indian  wife  after  her  death,  his  offspring  were  so  numerous  that  a  large 
majority  of  the  Abenakis  now  claim  to  have  his  blood  in  their  veins.     Thus 

*  P.  19.    Quint's  Edition.    Cambridge  :  John  Wilson  &  Son,  1876. 


1892.]  Petition  of  Palmer  Goulding.  215 

receiving,  thanks  to  the  insight  of  Miss  Baker,  "  his  wish,  exactly  to  his 
heart's  desire,"  the  culminating  key-stone  in  his  genealogical  arch,  Judge 
Gill  has  lost  no  time  in  committing  his  last  discovery,  rounding  out  all  that 
had  gone  before  into  completeness,  to  the  custody  of  the  art  which  pre- 
serves all  arts.  In  March,  1892,  he  published  the  third  instalment  of  his 
lineage  notes  with  the  autograph  of  his  new-found  ancestor.  He  must 
have  cried  eureka  with  something  of  the  rapture  which  ran  through 
Archimedes. 

His  production  in  all  its  parts  is  full  of  minutiae,  curious  and  suggestive. 
But,  in  the  present  notice,  the  sole  aim  has  been  to  trace  in  it  the  hunt  of 
a  Japhet  in  search  of  his  father.  The  Gill  chase  is  of  such  a  nature  as  to 
encourage  others,  who  have  applied  themselves  to  consider  the  days  of  old 
in  their  family  annals ;  but  whose  way  is  hedged  up,  and  who  thus  far, 
after  endeavors  oft-renewed  but  still  baffled,  find  no  end,  in  wandering 
mazes  lost.  It  also  adds  an  unexpected  illustration  to  the  legion  already 
furnished,  attesting  the  value  of  the  Massachusetts  Archives  and  the  need 
of  their  publication. 


PETITION   OF   PALMER   GOULDING,   1741,    WHO  CLAIMED 
SKILL  IN  CURING  RATTLESNAKE'S  BITES. 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  John  L.  R.  Trask,  D.D.,  of  Springfield  Mass. 

Province  of  the        } 
Massachusetts  Bay  j 

To  His  Excellency  the  Governour  the  Hon11  Counsell, 
and  House  of  Representatives,  in  General  Court  assembled  September  ye 
23:  1741. 

The  memoriall  of  Palmer  Goulding  of  Worcester  Humbly  Sheweth 

That  your  memoralist  in  his  travills,  has  with  a  Considerable  Cost  attained 
to  Such  Skill  and  Knowledge,  in  the  Curing  the  bite  of  a  Ratle  Snake 
that  were  he  present  when  a  person  was  bit  he  Could  so  soon  Efectually 
Cure  it,  that  ye  person  would  never  be  Sensible  of  any  hurt,  and  the  Same 
medison  if  ritely  aplyed  has  noles  operation  on  ye  Body  of  men  to  Cure 
any  Enflamation  of  ye  blood,  or  to  prevent  or  Cure  any  breding  Sore 
Whatsoever,  a  womans  Sore  brest  or  fever  Sore, — it  is  allso  an  infallible 
medison  to  Cure  or  prevent  the  Coming  of  fistilow  or  pole  Evill  in  horses, 
which  Knolige  he  is  Very  willing  to  Comunicate  for  ye  good  of  mankind. 
But  inasmuch  as  he  was  Really  at  Considerable  Cost  in  gaining  ye  Same, 
he  most  humbly  prays  your  Excellency  and  Honers  would  upon  his  Sodoing 
be  pleased  to  make  him  a  grant  of  Sum  of  the  wild  and  uncultivated  Lands 
of  the  Province,  and  your  memorilist  will  Cheerfully  Submit,  to  such  terms 
or  Conditions  Respecting  the  Setling  as  your  Excellency  and  Honers  in 
your  Great  Wisdon  Shall  think  proper  &  as  in  Duty  Bound  Shall  ever 
pray  &c  Palmer  Goulding. 

Note. — In  response  to  the  above  petition,  the  original  of  which  will  be  found 
in  the  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  105  (Petitions,  1043-1775)  p.  1G8,  a  tract  of 
land  was  granted  not  exceeding  two  hundred  acres  on  the  conditions  that  "  he 
shall  subdue  six  acres  thereof  and  bring  the  same  too  "  fit  for  mowing  and  plough- 
ing within  three  years  of  the  time  of  the  Grant,  and  "  do  in  fact  communicate 
this  skill  in  the  aforesaid  Cures.  And  such  a  Description  of  the  Said  Medicine 
as  it  may  publickly  and  infallibly  be  known.  And  that  he  bring  credible  proof 
of  his  having  successfully  apply ed  the  same  in  these  various  Cases  mentioned 
in  his  memorial  whereof  as  yet  there  is  no  certain  demonstration  And  performs 
the  same  within  twelve  months  after  the  present  sitting  of  the  General  Court." 


210  Descendants  of  Henry  Crane  of  Dorchester,       [July, 

A  memorial  of  like  character  to  the  above,  and  nearly  the  same  in  phraseology, 
was  presented  to  the  General  Court,  by  Mr.  Goulding,  several  years  prior, 
namely,  Dec.  12,  1734,  but  it  was  dismissed. 

The  petitioner  produced  testimonials  from  Joseph  Freson,  of  Brimfield,  July 
10,  1733,  and  Joseph  Frost,  of  the  same  town,  August  28th  of  that  year,  who 
had  been,  as  they  alleged,  speedily  and  effectually  cured  of  rattle-snake  bites, 
on  their  own  persons.  Freson  says,  "  in  an  hour  or  two  I  seemed  to  be  well " ; 
the  remedy,  "  a  small  root,  the  bigness  of  a  walnut."  Jacob  Holmes,  John 
Gray,  Jr.  [?]  John  Durkin,  all  of  Worcester,  of  the  respective  dates  Nov.  24, 
25,  26,  1734,  testified  to  its  successful  application  on  the  bodies  of  a  horse,  a 
heifer,  and  a  steer. 

Capt.  Palmer  Goulding,  the  loth  child  of  Peter  and  Sarah  Goulding,  was  of 
Sudbury,  Mass.,  July  17,  1722,  when  he  made  a  conveyance  to  "John  Biglo," 
of  Marlboro',  his  interest  in  "  land  situated  in  the  north  part  of  Worcester,  to 
which  town  he  removed  the  next  year,"  "  and  there  carried  on  the  business  of 
tanning,  shoemaking,  making  malt,  curing  hams  &c.  on  an  extended  scale  for 
his  day."  "  Tradition  represents  him  and  his  children  to  have  been  of  extreme 
size,  very  ingenious,  and  '  capable  of  doing  any  thing.' "  He  was  "  on  a  committee 
to  seat  the  meeting,  and  was  included,  with  Adam  Winthrop,  Esq.,  Judge 
Thomas  Palmer  and  13  others  of  the  aristocracy  to  whom  pews  were  allowed. 
In  172G  and  '29,  he  was  chosen  constable;  selectman  in  1730,  '31,  and  '37; 
treasurer  in  '38,  and  assessor  in  '32,  '33  and  '36."  "  He  was  at  the  capture  of 
Louisbnrg,  June  17,  1745,  in  command  of  a  company,"  was  largely  concerned  in 
purchasing  and  disposing  of  real  estate.  He  married  at  Concord,  Dec.  4,  1722, 
Abigail  Rice,  who  died  at  Holden,  Feb.  17,  1773,  aged  70;  had  10  children, 
names  given  in  Morse's  Ancient  Puritans,  vol.  L,  page  209,  from  which  work 
the  above  facts  are  gleaned.  Mr.  Goulding  died  "at  Holden,  Feb.  11,  1770, 
aged  75,  and  was  interred  at  Worcester." 


HENRY  CRANE  OF  DORCHESTER,    MASS.,   AND    SOME   OF 

HIS   DESCENDANTS. 

Compiled  by  Miss  Emily  Wilder  Leavitt,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

The  Braintree,  Mass.,  Town  Records  of  1640,  state  that  James  Penni- 
man,  Thomas  Matosan,  Stephen  Kinsley,  Gregory  Baxter,  Samuel  Crane 
and  William  Cheseborough  were  elected  to  administer  town  affairs.  This 
is  the  first  association  in  those  records  of  the  names  of  Kinsley  and  Crane, 
and  here  is  all  there  is  of  Samuel  Crane.  Whence  he  came,  whither  he 
went,  who  can  tell? 

In  1654,  Stephen  Kinsley,  who  was  at  Mount  Wollaston,  Mass.,  in 
1639,  with  his  sons-in-law,  Anthony  Gulliver  and  Henry  Crane,  were 
settled  on  adjacent  farms  in  that  part  of  Dorchester  which  was,  later, 
incorporated  as  Milton. 

Henry1  Crane,  who  was  born  about  1621,  probably  in  England,  had 
married  Tabitha,  a  daughter  of  Stephen  Kinsley,  and  had  purchased  a  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land;  with  its  house  standing  on  the 
road  which  was,  according  to  the  selectmen's  records  of  Dorchester,  of  1. 
7.  1654,  "  on  a  way  laid  out  through  Dorchester  woods,  from  Braintree 
bounds  to  Roxbury  bounds;  beginning  near  Henrye  Crane's  house:  the 
way  to  lie  south  west  of  it,  on  the  old,  beaten  road  waye."  This  was  the 
first  road  over  Milton  Hill  and  was  laid  out  from  Braintree,  now  Quincy. 
By  this  we  learn  that  Henry  Crane  had  been  settled  there  for  some  time; 
but  the  date  of  his  marriage  and  the  birth  of  his  first  two  children  were  not 
entered  on  the  town  books;  the  first  that  we  find  beinjj  the  birth  of  his 
third  child,  John,  in  1658. 


1892.]  Descendants  of  Henry  Crane  of  Dorchester.  217 

In  Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  30,  p.  239,  there  is  an  autograph  letter 
of  Henry  Crane  dated  May  7,  1677.  It  is  written  in  fine,  clear,  flowing 
lines,  and  both  composition  and  spelling  show  that  he  must  have  received 
some  scholarly  training.  It  was  a  reply  to  an  order  from  the  General 
Court.  "  Ilenery  Crane  hath  three  Indian  Servants,  one  man,  one  woman 
and  one  child,  which  you  have  ordered  to  be  sent  away.  The  man  has 
been  at  Noddle's  Island  for  one  month;  and  your  petitioner  hath  not  had 
any  opportunity  to  dispose  of  them,  unless  he  should  give  them  away."  He 
then  pleads  for  two  months'  delay  that  he  may  make  the  best  advantage  of 
them. 

Shortly  after  this  the  General  Court  summoned  Henry  Crane  to  show 
evidence  why  lands  at  "  Blew  Hills "  should  not  be  disposed  of  at  its 
pleasure. 

He  was  chiefly  a  husbandman ;  yet  with  a  tendency  to  land  speculation. 
In  1683,  "  Henry  Crane,  of  Milton,  bought  land  of  Moses  Payn,  innholder, 
at  the  south  end  of  Boston,  which  said  Moses  Payn  bought  of  Henry 
Phillips,  butcher,  and  was  bounded,  east  by  the  highway  to  Uoxbury,  south 
by  Thomas  Smith's  land,  now  Andrew  Belcher's,  northerly,  by  the  land 
belonging  to  Theophilus  Frary's  heirs;  together  with  the  beach,  and  the 
flats  to  the  seaward ; "  whilst  his  later  years  were  much  employed  in  giving 
and  reducing  mortgages  on  his  possessions.  He  was  one  of  the  selectmen 
of  Milton  in  1679,  1680  and  1681,  and  was  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  first 
meeting-house  built  in  Milton. 

His  first  wife,  Tabitha  (Kinsley)  Crane,  died  shortly  after  1681,  and  he 

married,  second,  about  1683,  Elizabeth ,  who  survived  him;  he  died 

at  Milton,  March  21,  1709.     His  children  were: 

i.  Benjamin,  b.  about  1656 ;  who,  when  but  eighteen  years  old,  enlisted 
in  Captain  Johnson's  company,  in  King  Philip's  war,  and  was 
severely  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Narragansett  Swamp,  Dec.  19, 
1675. 

2.  ii.       Stephen,  b.  about  1G57. 
iii.     Henry,  Jr. 

iv.      John,  b.  at  Dorchester,  30.  11.  1658;  m.  Dec.  13,  1686,  Hannah,  dau. 

of  James  and  Hannah  Leonard ;  lived  in  Taunton,  Mass. 
v.       Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  14,  1663;  m.  1st  in  Milton,  May  23,  1682,  Eleazer 

Gilbert,  of  Taunton;  he  d.  March  29,  1701;  she  m.  2d,  April  27, 

1705,  George  Townsend  of  Taunton. 

3.  vi.      Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  6  (10),  1665. 

vii.     Mary,  b.  Nov.  22,   1666;    m.  March  28,    1690,   Samuel   Hackett  of 

Taunton, 
viii.   Mercy,  b.  Jan.  1,  1668. 
ix.      Samuel,  b.  June  8,  1669. 
x.       Anna  C.  M.,  b.  1687;  removed  to  Taunton. 

2.  ii.   Stephen2  Crane  (Henry1),  born  about  1657;  married  1st,  July  2, 

1676,  Mary  Denison,  who  was  born  1660;  died  June  17,  1721; 
he  married  2d,  Aug.  13,  1723,  Comfort,  widow  of  Samuel  Belcher, 
of  Braintree,  Mass.;  he  died  July  20,  1738;  "widow  Comfort 
Crane  died  at  Milton,  Dec.  21,  1745.     Children,  all  by  1st  wife: 

i.  Mary,  b.  July,  1680. 

ii.  Tabitha,  b.  Oct.  7,  1682;  d.  Nov.  13,  1682. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  14,  1681;  m.  Jan.  15,  1718,  Samuel  Fuller, 

iv.  Samuel,  b.  May  23,  1687. 

v.  Zhrviah,  b.  Nov.  30,  1690. 

4.   vi.  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  17,  1692;  m.  Abigail  Houghton. 

3.  Ebenezer2  (Henry1)  Crane,  born  Aug.  6,   16G5;  married  Nov.  13, 

1689,  Mary,  a  daughter  of  Thomas,  Jr.,  and  Elizabeth  (Johnson) 


218  Descendants  of  Henry  Crane  of  Dorchester,       [July, 

Tolman  and  a  grand-daughter  of  the  Thomas  Tolman,  senior,  who 
came  from  England  in  1635,  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Dor- 
chester; both  her  father  and  grandfather  were  prominent  and  influen- 
tial citizens  in  Dorchester,  where  she  was  born  Nov.  26,  1671. 

Ebenezer  Crane  enlisted  in  the  company  which  went  with  Sir 
William  Phips's  expedition  to  Quebec,  August,  1690,  under  the  com- 
mand of  Colonel  John  Withingtou;  and  he  was  one  of  the  twenty- 
nine  men  who  returned,  out  of  the  seventy-five  sent  by  his  native 
town.  The  Great  and  General  Court  granted,  to  all  who  enlisted  in 
this  war,  shares  in  the  northern  part  of  Worcester  County,  Mass., 
which  was  then  called  "  Dorchester  Canada,"  now  the  town  of  Ash- 
buruham.  "  There  are  many  families  by  the  name  of  Crane  in  that 
vicinity  who  claim  descent  from  an  unknown  Ebenezer  Crane,"* 
but  he  himself  remained  in  that  part  of  Braintree  which  was,  later, 
incorporated  as  the  town  of  Quincy,  and  all  of  his  children  were  born 
there.     These  were : 

i.  Ebenezer,  b.  Nov.  21,  1692;  m.  Nov.  9,  1716,  Elizabeth  Cock. 

ii.  Ezekiel,  b.  Nov.  28,  1694. 

iii.  Daniel,  b.  February,  d.  March,  1696. 

iv.  Tabitiia,  b.  Dec.  27,  1697. 

v.  Mary,  b.  July  11,  1699;  m.  Eobert  Swan. 

vi.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  17,  1702 ;  m.  Elisha  Faxon. 

vii.  Lydia,  b.  April  2,  1703;  m.  Zachariah  Alden  of  Boston. 

viii.  Edward,  b.  Aug.  12,  1705. 

ix.  Henry,  b.  Feb.  29,  1708. 

5.  x.  Thomas,  b.  May  12,  1710. 

xi.      Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  22,  1712;  m.  May  12,  1737,  Anna  Brackett. 

6.  xii.     Abijah,  b.  Nov.  2,  1714;  m.  1st,  Sarah  Field;  2d,  Sarah  Beverley. 

4.  Benjamin3  Crane  {Stephen,2  Henry1),  born  Dec.  17,  1692;  married 

Dec.  27,  1722,  Abigail  Houghton.     They  had  children: 

i.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  28.  1724. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Jau.  23,  1727. 

iii.  Benjamin,  b.  June  4,  1728. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  Aug.  16,  1729. 

v.  Amariah.  b.  March  1,  1731. 

vi.  Seth,  b.  July  22,  1732. 

7.  vii.  Stephen,  b.  May  19,  1734. 

viii.   Abijah,  b.  Aug.  11,  1736;  d.  July  4,  1737. 

5.  Thomas3  Crane  (Ebenezer?  Henry1),  born  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  May 

12,1710;  married  Jan.  13,  1732,  Deborah,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
and  Deborah  (Parmenter)  Owen;  they  were  both  admitted  to  the 
church  at  Braintree,  August,  1732.     They  had  children: 

i.  Ebenezer,  b.  Nov.  12,  1732. 

8.  ii.  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  16,  1735. 

9.  iii.  Joseph,  b.  Sept.  11,  1737. 
iv.  Elisha,  b.  Sept.  21,  1740. 

v.       Dorothy,  b.  March  6,  1743. 

6.  Abijah3  Crane  (Ebenezer?  Henry1),  born  Nov.  2,  1714;  married  1st, 

March  3  (or  May  4),  1738,  Sarah  Field,  who  died  Sept.  3,  1742; 
he  married  2d,  Jan  7,  1743,  Sarah  Beverley.     They  had  children: 

i.  William,  bapt.  at  Braintree,  May  27,  1737. 

ii.  Sarah,  bapt.  at  Braiutree,  May  27,  1737. 

iii.  Abijah,  Jr.,  b. 

10.   iv.  John,  b.  Dec.  7,  1744. 

v.  Miriam,  bapt.  Jau.  19,  1750. 

[To  be  continued.] 
*  From  a  monograph  by  Phineas  M.  Crane. 


1892.]      Church  of  New- England  People  in  Nova  Scotia.     219 


THE  FIRST  CHURCH  FOUNDED  BY  NEW-ENGLAND 
PEOPLE  IN  KINGS  COUNTY,  NOVA  SCOTIA. 

By  Rev.  Arthur  Wentworth  Hamilton  Eaton,  of  New  York  City. 

The  first  settlers  in  Kings  County,  Nova  Scotia,  after  the  expulsion  of 
the  Acadians,  landed  at  the  mouth  of  the  Gaspereau  sometime  in  1760, 
and  the  first  settlers  in  the  township  of  Cornwallis,  so  tradition  says, 
anchored  near  Starr's  Point,  June  4th  of  the  same  year.  It  is  said  that 
the  latter  came  in  a  fleet  of  twenty-two  vessels,  attended  by  a  brig  of  war, 
mounting  sixteen  guns,  captain  Pigot.  They  were  principally  Congrega- 
tionalists,  from  Connecticut,  with  the  accumulated  traditions  of  at  least  five 
generations  of  Puritan  ancestors,  and  the  strict  religious  training  of  New 
England's  most  Calvinistic  colony.  The  lands  they  received  lay  on  both 
sides  of  the  Habitant,  now  the  Cornwallis  river,  which  they  made  the 
dividing  line  between  the  two  townships  of  Horton  and  Cornwallis. 

For  five  years  after  their  coming  the  people  of  Cornwallis  were  without 
a  church  or  a  minister,  and  their  religious  destitution  is  very  clearly  indicated 
by  the  following  important  minute  of  the  Council  of  the  Colony  of  Connec- 
ticut, under  date  of  New  Haven,  October  11,  1771.  "Upon  the  memorial 
of  the  Reverend  Solomon  Williams  of  Lebanon,  in  behalf  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  the  town  of  Cornwallis  in  the  Province  of  Nova  Scotia, 
shewing  to  this  Board  that  the  inhabitants  of  said  town  were  settled  there 
in  the  year  1760,  and  continued  five  years  almost  destitute  of  gospel 
administration ;  that  they  have  since  by  the  general  desire  of  the  people 
settled  the  Rev.  Mr.  Benajah  Phelps  in  the  gospel  ministry  in  that  town 
with  the  pleasing  prospect  of  a  sufficient  support,  since  which  their  circum- 
stances are  become  very  difficult  and  distressing,  chiefly  by  means  of  the 
fruits  of  the  earth  being  cut  short  in  1767  and  1768,  and  by  extraordinary 
expense  in  building  a  meeting  house,  and  especially  in  repairing  their  dykes 
to  the  amount  of  near  2000  (£),  which  has  involved  them  so  deeply  in 
debt  that  except  they  can  obtain  relief  by  the  charity  of  their  christian 
brethren  and  friends  in  Connecticut,  the  cause  of  religion  will  greatly 
suffer ;  praying  for  a  Brief  &c  as  per  memorial  on  file : 

"  Resolved  by  this  Board  that  the  said  Rev.  Solomon  Williams,  in  behalf 
of  the  church  and  town  of  Cornwallis,  have  liberty  to  ask  the  charitable 
contributions  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  several  religious  societies  in  the 
towns  of  New  London,  Norwich,  Windham,  Lebanon,  Colchester,  Canter- 
bury and  Lyme;  and  said  church  and  inhabitants  of  said  Cornwallis  are 
hereby  recommended  to  their  christian  liberality." 

The  Rev.  Solomon  Williams  was  doubtless  the  former  pastor  of  many  of 
the  Cornwallis  people,  for  not  a  few  of  them  have  recorded  themselves  as 
having  came  from  Lebanon. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  trace  the  growth  of  this  earliest  religious 
movement  in  Cornwallis,  but  we  have  no  facts  or  even  traditions  by  which 
we  may  be  guided.  A  quotation  from  some  ancient  document  of  the 
church  says  that  they  had  a  strong  desire  to  build  "a  House  for  the 
worship  of  Almighty  God."  But  the  early  records  of  the  church  have 
disappeared,  and  much  of  what  follows  in  this  paper  has  been  obtained 
with  great  difficulty,  from  many  widely  different  sources.  The  subject  is 
vol.  xlvi.  "  18 


220     Church  of  New- England  People  in  Nova  Scotia,     [July, 

of  great  interest,  especially  to  those  whose  ancestors  (like  some  of  my  own) 
were  adherents  of  this  earliest  Congregational  Church  of  Kings  County. 
Of  interest,  because  as  Carlyle  says  "  the  chief  thing  about  a  man  is  his 
religion — a  man  or  a  nation  of  men;"  and  because,  to  one  who  knows  the 
people  of  this  prosperous  county,  many  of  the  religious  characteristics  of 
their  sturdy  Puritan  ancestors  are  still  apparent  in  them ;  although  Congre- 
gationalism, in  name,  has  almost  disappeared,  and  in  its  place  have  come 
Presbyterianism,  Episcopacy,  Methodism,  and  the  Baptist  denomination. 

The  first  religious  work  in  the  county,  after  Nova  Scotia  became  an  Eng- 
lish province,  was  done  by  clergymen  of  the  English  Church,  acting  under 
the  direction  of  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign 
Parts.  In  1762  the  Rev.  Thomas  Wood  visited  the  "  interior  parts  of  Nova 
Scotia,"  going  twice  to  East  and  West  Falmouth,  Cornwallis,  Horton, 
Granville  and  Annapolis;  and  received  a  kindly  welcome  at  each  place. 
The  Rev.  Joseph  Bennett,  however,  was  the  first  missionary  regularly 
appointed  to  the  townships  of  Horton,  Cornwallis,  Falmouth  and  Newport; 
he  took  up  his  residence  at  Fort  Edward  (Windsor)  in  January,  1763,  and 
at  once  began  his  laborious  work  in  his  widely  scattered  missionary  field. 
The  population  of  the  four  townships  at  that  time  did  not  exceed  1717 
persons. 

In  1763  a  subscription  was  opened  among  the  church  people  of  Horton 
for  a  church  building,  but  there  was  none  built  until  1776,  when  John 
Burbidge  and  William  Best,  esquires,  both  of  whom  had  formerly  lived  in 
Halifax,  at  their  own  expense  built  a  small  wooden  church  at  Fox  Hill, 
near  Starr's  Point,  whose  foundation  is  still  visible  among  the  old  graves 
in  the  "  Fox  Hill  Burying  Ground." 

The  visits  of  the  Church  missionary  to  Horton  and  Cornwallis,  by  reason 
of  the  distance  and  badness  of  the  roads,  did  not  exceed  four  or  five  a  year, 
so  for  some  time  the  Congregational  minister  was  the  only  settled  clergy- 
man in  the  township.  This  minister  was,  as  has  been  stated,  the  Rev. 
Benaiah  Phelps,  and  the  meeting  house  in  which  he  preached,  erected  in 
1767  and  1768,  was  at  Chipman's  Corner,  near  Kentville,  on  a  corner  of 
the  Parade  and  very  near  the  site  of  the  old  French  church  of  "  River 
Canard."  It  was  from  the  beginning  the  law  that  all  births,  marriages 
and  deaths  should  be  faithfully  recorded  in  the  office  of  the  Town  Clerk,  a 
law  not  very  well  obeyed  and  never  enforced,  and  in  the  case  of  marriage 
registrations  the  name  of  the  officiating  cleygyman  was  frequently  given. 
In  the  Cornwallis  Town  Register,  the  name  of  Benaiah  Phelps  often  occurs, 
spelt  there  however  as  in  the  minute  of  the  Connecticut  council,  above  given, 
and  in  the  Cornwallis  Land  Records,  with  a  j  instead  of  an  i. 

Mr.  Phelps  was  from  Hebron,  Connecticut,  as  the  record  of  his  marriage 
states ;  and  it  has  been  ascertained  that  he  was  graduated  at  Yale  College 
in  1761,  was  settled  at  Manchester,  Connecticut,  in  1780,  and  was  dis- 
missed from  that  church  in  1795,  after  which  he  went  to  Nova  Scotia, 
where  he  died  in  1817,  aged  about  76  years.  If  he  was  76  years  old  when 
he  died,  he  was  born  in  1741,  and  Hebron  was  probably  his  birthplace. 

The  exact  time  of  his  coming  to  Nova  Scotia  I  have  not  ascertained,  but 
the  Town  Book,  for  many  years  kept  by  William  Allen  Chipman,  then  by 
Ward  Eaton,  and  now  by  Stanley  Eaton,  states  that  Phelps  performed  the 
marriage  of  Nathan  Longfellow  and  Margaret  Bigelow  on  the  10th  of  Octo- 
ber, 1 765.  This  is  the  first  mention  of  his  name  I  find,  and  my  impression  is 
that  he  had  come  to  Cornwallis  a  very  short  time  before,  an  impression 
strengthened  by  the  fact  that  the  Rev.  Joseph  Bennett,  the  first  missionary 


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of  the  English  Church  appointed  to  the  townships  of  Horton,  Cornwallis, 
Falmouth  and  Newport,  in  a  letter  dated  27th  of  January,  1766,  informs  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts  that  "  notwith- 
standing the  arrival  of  a  Dissenting  minister  at  Cornwallis,  a  spirit  of 
benevolence  and  harmony  was  kept  up  among  the  people  of  all  persuasions 
who  assemble  together  for  public  worship."  This  would  seem  to  indicate 
that  he  had  only  lately  arrived.  The  following  record  is  taken  verbatim 
from  the  Town  Book: 

"The  Rev.  Benajah  Phelps  son  of  Nathaniel  Phelps  of  Hebron  in  the 
Colony  of  Connecticut  in  New  England  and  Mary  his  wife,  was  married 
to  Phebe  Dennison  daughter  of  Col.  Robert  Dennison  of  Horton  and 
Prudence  his  wife,  November  the  19th,  1766,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Bennett." 

Among-  the  births  are  to  be  found  the  names  of  their  children :  Elizabeth 
Phelps,  born  30th  of  August,  1768;  Phebe,  born  7th  of  October,  1770;  Den- 
nison, born  24th  of  September,  1772.  Among  the  marriages  at  which  Mr. 
Phelps  officiated  were  those  of  George  Smith  and  Lucy  Rude,  Oct.  1765; 
Jonathan  Rand  and  Lydia  Strong,  Nov.  12th,  1766;  Perry  Borden  and  Mary 
Ells,  Oct.  22d,  1767;  Moses  Gore  and  Molly  Newcomb,  Jan.  26th,  1769; 
Cyrus  Peck  and  Mary  English,  Oct.  11th,  1770;  John  English  and  Christina 
Cogswell,  Oct.  31st,  1771 ;  Mason  Cogswell  and  Lydia  Huntington,  Oct. 
31st,  1771;  Ezra  Pride  and  Lydia  Bigelow,  Jan.  30th,  1772;  Peter  Pineo 
and  Eunice  Bentley,  May  14th,  1772;  Ahira  Calkin  and  Irena  Porter, 
Dec.  24th,  1772;  Dan  Pineo  and  Anna  Bentley,  Oct.  21st,  1773;  Oliver 
Cogswell  and  Abigail  Ells,  Dec.  23d,  1773;  William  Pineo  and  Phebe 
Bentley,  Julv  18th,  1766;  William  Allen  Chipman  and  Ann  Osborn,  Nov. 
20th,  1777. 

This  is  the  latest  date  at  which  I  can  be  certain  of  Phelps  having  been 
in  the  province.  He  had  formally  received  from  Lord  William  Campbell, 
acting  for  the  crown,  his  grant  of  land,  the  26th  of  Sept.,  1769,  and  he  con- 
veyed it  to  John  Robinson  July  1st,  1775.  This  grant  of  666|-  acres  was 
one  of  the  original  69J  shares  granted  by  government  July  21st,  1761,  and 
was  made  to  the  first  minister  of  the  township,  whoever  he  might  be.  The 
location  of  the  lands  can  at  any  time  be  ascertained  by  consulting  the  land 
records  in  the  office  of  the  Registry  of  Deeds,  where  there  is  a  full  descrip- 
tion of  them. 

Mr.  Phelps'  ministry  ended  unpleasantly.  At  this  interval  of  time  it  is 
impossible  to  know  just  what  the  trouble  was  which  dissolved  his  pastoral 
relations,  but  the  name  is  known  of  at  least  one  of  the  adherents  of  the 
church,  Mr.  Samuel  Starr,  who  was  instrumental  in  having  him  removed. 
With  the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  his  property  he  went  back  to  New 
England,  and  according  to  the  record  of  his  life  found  in  the  United  States, 
was  settled  at  Manchester,  Connecticut,  in  1780.  It  is  veiy  probable,  as 
that  record  also  states,  that  he  returned  to  Nova  Scotia,  after  1795,  and  died 
there,  as  that  was  his  wife's  home.  There  seems  to  have  existed  some 
natural  feeling,  in  Nova  Scotia,  against  his  taking  with  him  the  proceeds 
of  the  land  he  had  received  from  government  as  first  minister,  and  while 
tradition  concerning  his  ministry  has  almost  died  out,  a  little  tinge  of 
bitterness  still  remains  in  what  recollections  there  are  of  the  Rev.  Benaiah 
Phelps. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Cox  of  Noel,  Hants  Co.,  a  Congregational  minister,  says: 
"Rev.  Mr.  Phelps  left  the  church  about  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the 
Rebellion.  He  sympathized  deeply  with  the  revolting  colonies,  and  was 
poorly  supported,   which  with  other  reasons  doubtless  caused  him  to  return 


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to  New  Englaud.  Some  of  the  people  went  with  him,  among  them  my 
ancestor  on  my  mother's  side,  John  Bigelow,  who  had  built  a  large  dyke 
along  the  Canard  River,  which  bears  his  name  to  this  day.  He  left  one 
son,  Amasa,  in  possession  of  his  mountain  property,  who  it  is  supposed 
built  one  of  the  first  saw  mills,  if  not  the  first  in  the  county."  If  Mr. 
Phelps  really  died  and  is  buried  in  Nova  Scotia,  his  grave  is  most  prob- 
ably in  the  old  burying-ground  at  Lower  Horton,  in  the  rear  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  near  which  the  Dennisons  (his  wife's  family)  lived. 

In  1770  Mr.  Phelps  took  part  in  the  ordination  of  Mr.  Bruin  R.  Comingo 
in  the  Protestant  Dissenting  Meeting  House  in  Halifax,  known  as  Mather's, 
later  St.  Matthew's.  The  Rev.  James  Murdoch  was  at  that  time  preaching 
in  Horton,  Kings  County,  and  also  at  other  places  across  the  Bay.  The 
church  to  which  Mr.  Phelps  preached  had  its  meeting  house  at  Chipman's 
Corner,  a  building  used  for  worship  until  about  twenty  years  ago,  when 
it  was  bought  by  the  Hon.  Samuel  Chipman  and  torn  down.  It  was  a 
large  square  edifice,  unpainted,  and  with  no  claim  to  architectural  grace  or 
beauty.  It  contained  four  tiers  of  pews,  beside  the  wall  pews,  and  would 
seat  perhaps  a  thousand  persons.  It  had  a  high  square  pulpit  and  a  canopy 
sounding  board ;  the  frame  of  the  building  was  brought  somewhere  from 
New  England,  possibly  from  Machias,  Maine,  whence  the  frames  of  the 
old  gambrel-roofed  houses  on  Church  Street  are  said  to  have  been  brought. 

It  stood,  as  has  been  said,  on  a  corner  of  the  Parade,  near  the  site  of  the 
old  French  Church  of  River  Canard ;  on  land  originally  laid  out  to  Samuel 
Starr,  and  probably  given  by  him  to  the  town  for  a  Parade.  The  burying 
ground  and  church  lot  were  taken  from  this  Parade  ground. 

Whether  Mr.  Phelps  at  first  preached  in  Horton  as  well  as  Cornwallis, 
we  cannot  tell.  His  church  was  called  the  "  Church  at  Horton  and  Corn- 
wallis," but  that  may  have  been  only  because  the  western  boundary  be- 
tween the  two  townships  was  not  very  well  defined,  or  because  the  people 
settled  near  Horton  Corner  (afterward  Kentville)  were  naturally  adher- 
ents of  the  Cornwallis  church.  It  is  very  likely  that  he  did  occasionally 
preach  in  Lower  Horton,  to  the  people  who  in  1767  became  members  of 
the  congregation  of  the  Rev.  James  Murdoch,  the  first  Presbyterian  min- 
ister in  the  county,  for  in  that  part  of  the  township  of  Horton  Mr.  Phelps 
got  his  wife.  The  people  of  Horton  were  not,  however,  as  were  the 
people  of  Cornwallis,  entirely  without  preaching.  Dr.  Cramp,  in  his 
unpublished  History  of  the  Baptists,  tells  us  that  in  1763  the  Rev.  Ebenezer 
Moulton,  an  eminent  Baptist  minister  of  South  Brimfield,  Mass.,  came 
from  Yarmouth,  where  he  had  been  for  two  years  previously,  to  Horton, 
where  he  remained  some  time,  probably  a  few  years,  later  returning  to  New 
England,  and  dying  there  in  1783.  Mr.  Bill,  in  his  History  of  the  Baptists, 
says  that  during  Mr.  Moulton's  time  a  church  was  formed  in  Horton,  consisting 
of  Baptists  and  Congregationalists,  but  that  the  church  had  little  prosperity 
until  it  was  revived  under  the  preaching  of  Mr.  Alline.  The  organization 
of  a  Baptist  church  in  Horton,  with  Mr.  Alline's  assistance,  is  a  matter  of 
history,  and  is  a  subject  of  sufficient  interest  to  be  treated  in  a  separate  paper. 
The  meeting  house  in  which  Mr.  Murdoch  preached  was  situated  at  Grand 
Pre,  almost  on  the  site  of  the  present  Methodist  church,  in  the  rear  of 
which  are  the  graves  of  some  of  the  first  settlers.  It  was  removed,  and  a 
new  one  built  about  the  year  1817.  The  meeting  house  of  Elder  Moul- 
ton's church  was  built  at  what  is  now  Wolfville,  very  near  where  the  Rev. 
Theodore  Harding's  grave  was  afterward  made,  in  the  old  burying-ground 
beside  the  main  street  of  the  village.     It  was  used  in  the  week  for  secular 


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meetings,  and  on  Sundays  for  worship,  and  was  replaced  in  1820  by  a  better 
one  on  the  same  spot,  which  in  its  turn  gave  way  to  another  at  the  foot  of 
the  College  Hill.  The  distance  between  these  two  places  of  worship  was 
about  four  miles. 

For  some  time  after  the  departure  of  the  Rev.  Benaiah  Phelps  from  Corn- 
wallis,  the  Congregational  church  was  vacant,  hardly  knowing  where  to  look 
for  a  minister,  and  no  doubt  greatly  distressed  at  the  absence  of  regular 
religious  services.  Communication  was  broken  with  the  revolting  colonies, 
and  there  had  never  been  any  connection  with  the  English  Independents. 
It  is  possible  that  there  may  have  been  some  Presbyterians  among  the 
Cornwallis  people,  as  there  were  probably  some  in  Horton.  At  any  rate, 
the  difference  between  the  two  bodies  was  not  deemed  sufficient  to  prevent 
the  Cornwallis  church,  with  other  churches  in  the  Province,  from  applying 
to  the  Associate  Synod  for  Presbyterian  missionaries  to  labor  with  them. 
It  was,  however,  rather  the  scarcity  of  ministers  than,  as  is  sometime  stated, 
the  predominance  of  Presbyterian  sentiment,  that  led  these  Congregational 
churches  to  invite  Scotch  Presbyterian  ministers  to  become  their  pastors. 
The  first  application  made  by  a  Nova  Scotia  church  to  the  Secession  Church 
of  Scotland  for  a  missionary  was  presented  to  the  Associate  Synod  at  their 
meeting  in  May,  1765,  and  it  came  from  the  church  at  Truro.  The  Rev. 
Samuel  Kinloch  and  the  Rev.  James  Lyon,  the  former  of  whom  had 
preached  in  Pennsylvania  and  the  latter  in  New  Jersey,  had  for  some  time, 
although  possibly  not  contemporaneously,  labored  at  various  places  in 
Nova  Scotia,  but  had  left  the  Province.  With  these  exceptions  the  Rev. 
James  Murdoch  was  the  first  Presbyterian  minister  settled  in  Nova  Scotia. 
He  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Town,  Limavady,  Ireland, 
in  September,  1776,  and  sent  directly  to  Nova  Scotia.  He  arrived  at 
Halifax  the  same  autumn,  and  for  a  short  time  preached  to  the  Congrega- 
tional Mather's  (St.  Matthew's)  church  there.  In  1767  he  removed  to 
Horton  and  preached  there  and  at  Windsor,  as  also  at  Parrsboro',  Fort 
Lawrence,  Amherst,  Cumberland,  Economy  and  other  places,  until  a 
few  years  before  1799,  when  he  removed  to  Musquodoboit.  He  was 
drowned  the  21st  of  September,  1799,  at  Meagher's  Grant.  When  Mr. 
Phelps  left  Cornwallis  Mr.  Murdoch  was  still  in  Horton,  and  among  his 
adherents  were  many  of  the  leading  Horton  families :  the  Dennisons,  Reeds, 
Fullers,  Woodworths,  Frames,  DeWolfs,  Martins,  Dicksons,  Davisons, 
Pecks,  Currys,  Whitneys,  Calkins,  Godfreys,  Averys,  Cranes,  &c.  &c.  &c. 
From  this  period,  therefore,  we  may  regard  the  Cornwallis  church  as 
entirely  separated  from  the  church  in  Horton.  The  immediate  successor 
of  Mr.  Phelps  in  its  pastorate  was  the  Rev.  Hugh  Graham,  who  came  to 
it  in  August,  1785,  and  remained  with  it  until  1799,  a  period  of  fourteen 
years. 

There  seem  to  have  been  repeated  applications  from  Nova  Scotia  to  the 
Glasgow  Associate  Synod,  for  ministers,  and  the  Rev.  Hugh  Graham  was 
sent  in  response  to  an  urgent  call  from  the  Cornwallis  church.  There 
were  at  that  time,  besides  Mr.  Murdoch,  only  two  Presbyterian  ministers 
in  Nova  Scotia — the  Rev.  Daniel  Cock  at  Truro,  and  the  Rev.  David  Smith 
at  Londonderry.  Mr.  Graham  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Edinburgh  in  1781 ;  he  at  once  received  a  call  to  South  Shields,  in  the 
north  of  England,  but  the  Synod  thought  best  that  he  should  go  to  Nova 
Scotia,  and  accordingly  he  sailed  from  Greenock  the  22d  of  June,  1785, 
and  arrived  at  Halifax  about  two  months  after.  Thence  he  proceeded  to 
Cornwallis,  and  preached  his  first  sermon  there  to  a  large  audience  on  Sun- 
vol.  xlvi.  18* 


224      Church  of  New-England  People  in  Nova  Scotia.     [July, 

day,  August  29th.  His  ministry  of  fourteen  years  is  said  to  have  been,  on 
the  whole,  a  successful  and  happy  one.  The  Cornwallis  Town  Records 
contain  the  notices  of  many  marriages  performed  by  him,  among  others 
those  of  Prince  Coffin  and  Experience  Ells,  January  8,  1788;  Andrew 
Newcomb  and  Sarah  Chase,  December  22,  1791;  George  Cummings  and 
Rebecca  Dickie,  January  22,  1795. 

He  was  himself  married  to  Elizabeth  Whidden,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Whidden,  by  the  Rev.  Daniel  Cock  of  Truro,  December  15, 
1791 ;  they  had  children,  Hugh,  born  November  21,  1792;  John  Whidden, 
born  February  22,  1795;  Elizabeth,  born  June  18,  1798. 

Before  Mr.  Graham's  departure  from  Scotland,  the  Synod  had  issued  an 
injunction  that  so  soon  as  he  should  reach  his  destination,  the  two  ministers 
who  were  already  in  Nova  Scotia,  Mr.  Cock  and  Mr.  Smith,  should  con- 
stitute themselves  into  a  Presbytery  along  with  Mr.  Graham.  This  was 
done  at  Truro  in  August,  1786,  and  the  Presbytery  was  called  the  "  Asso- 
ciate Presbytery  of  Truro."  Their  standards  were  the  same  as  those  of 
the  Presbyterian  churches  of  Scotland,  and  at  a  subsequent  meeting  they 
declared  themselves  "  subordinate  to  the  Burgher  Associate  Synod  in  North 
Britain."  This  date,  August,  1786,  was  therefore  the  date  of  the  formal 
change  of  the  Cornwallis  church  from  Congregationalism  to  Presbyterian- 
ism,  and  one  elderly  Presbyterian  lady  tells  me  that  long  afterward  some 
members  of  the  church  are  reported  to  have  said  that  they  hardly  knew 
what  they  were,  Presbyterians  or  Congregationalists. 

In  an  old  pamphlet  written  by  the  late  Rev.  William  Somerville,  in  which 
he  severely  censures  the  church  and  its  then  minister,  I  find  this  charge 
made,  which  to  any  reader  of  my  sketch  of  the  Congregational  origin  of 
the  church  will  not  seem  strange,  nor,  unlikely,  true.  The  church,  he 
says,  "  up  till  late  days,  refused  to  know  any  distinction  among  Presby- 
terians ;  to  testify  their  disapprobation  of  division  stood  divided  from  every 
Presbyterian  body  in  the  empire ;  and  conducted  their  affairs  more  upon 
Congregational  than  Presbyterian  principles." 

Mr.  Graham's  work  in  Cornwallis  ended  in  1799,  when  he  received  and 
accepted  a  call  from  the  united  congregations  of  Stewiacke  and  Musquodo- 
boit.  He  died  in  April,  1829,  in  his  75th  year,  having  labored  in  Nova 
Scotia  for  the  long  period  of  44  years.  The  cause  of  his  leaving  the 
church  in  Cornwallis  was  its  unwillingness  to  use  the  Presbyterian  version 
of  the  Psalms,  instead  of  Watts's  Psalms  and  Hymns.  He  made  several 
attempts  to  introduce  the  Scotch  book,  but  the  people  were  inflexible, 
and  although  they  were  attached  to  their  minister,  they  loved  better  their 
old  Congregational  Hymn  Book,  and  preferred  to  lose  the  former  rather 
than  the  latter. 

Mr.  Graham's  successor  in  the  pastorate  was  the  Rev.  William  Forsyth, 
whom  he  introduced  to  the  congregation  before  he  left.  Mr.  Forsyth  was  a 
licentiate  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  ordained  by  a  college  of  lay  elders  in 
the  United  States,  and  was  the  minister  of  the  Cornwallis  church  from  1799 
till  his  death  in  1840.  The  first  marriage  I  find  recorded  as  having  been 
celebrated  by  him  is  that  of  Peter  Bentley  Pineo  and  Olive  Comstock, 
September  2,  1802.  He  was  himself  married  to  Mary  Beckwith,  daughter 
of  Asa  and  Mary  Beckwith,  born  February  6,  1781,  by  whom  he  had  seven 
children:  Mary,  who  became  the  first  wife  of  Rev.  George  Struthers; 
William,  who  became  a  physician  and  died  unmarried;  Jean,  who  became 
the  second  wife  of  the  late  Mr.  Thomas  Lydiard;  John,  who  became  a 
physician,  and  married  Miss  Martha  Ann  Morton,  daughter  of  the  Hon. 


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John  Morton;  Margaret,  who  was  still  living  unmarried  in  1885;  Bezaleel, 
who  married  first  Miss  Tupper,  second  Miss  Oakes ;  Elizabeth,  who  died 
unmarried. 

In  the  agreement  made  with  Mr.  Forsyth,  it  was  expressly  stated  that 
the  people  should  still  continue  to  use  Watts's  hymns,  which  they  did  dur- 
ing his  whole  pastorate.  He  was  not  only  the  minister  of  the  church,  but 
the  teacher  of  many  of  the  sons  of  the  Cornwallis  men,  and  his  school  was 
the  leading  grammar  school  in  the  western  part  of  the  Province.  The 
Cornwallis  people  tell  of  him,  that  once  he  said  to  a  prominent  farmer, 
whose  dull  son  he  had  been  trying  unsuccessfully  to  teach :  "  Your  boy 
cannot  learn ;  it  is  no  use  for  him  to  try."  "  Manure  (inure)  him  to  it," 
said  the  father,  "  manure  him  to  it."  "  Alack,  alas,  man ! "  said  the  old 
Scotch  minister,  "  if  I  were  to  put  all  the  manure  in  your  barnyard  on 
him  he  could  not  learn." 

Among  those  who  were  educated  by  "  Parson  Forsyth  "  were  the  three 
sons  of  Dr.  Isaac  Webster — Dr.  William,  Dr.  Frederick,  and  Henry  B. ; 
John  and  William  Robertson  of  Annapolis  County,  Dr.  Samuel  Bayard, 
H.  N.  Chipman,  J.  Hosterman  DeWolf,  Peter  Delancey,  Edward  Beckwith, 
George  E.  Morton  and  others. 

Mr.  Forsyth's  active  ministry  ended  some  four  or  five  years  before  his 
death,  although  he  still  remained,  nominally,  pastor  of  the  church.  In 
1827  the  Rev.  George  Struthers — who  was  afterward  married  to  his  eldest 
daughter,  Mary,  by  the  Rev.  John  Martin,  of  Halifax,  January  28,  1830 — 
were  sent  from  Scotland  by  the  Lay  Association,  and  the  Rev. Mor- 
rison, as  missionaries  to  Nova  Scotia.  Mr.  Struthers  came  at  once  to  Horton, 
and  Mr.  Morrison  went  to  Dartmouth  and  later  to  Bermuda.  Mr.  Forsyth 
needing  assistance,  Mr.  Struthers  preached  for  some  time,  once  a  month, 
in  Cornwallis,  but  shortly  after  his  marriage  went  to  Demerara,  whence 
he  returned  by  an  invitation  from  the  Cornwallis  church,  sent  him  through 
Dr.  Isaac  Webster,  to  become  its  pastor.  In  the  meantime  the  Rev. 
William  Somerville,  ordained  May  31,  1831,  by  the  Reformed  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Ireland,  was  settled  over  the  Horton  church,  and  was  at 
the  same  time  engaged  to  give  a  quarter  of  his  time  to  the  church  in  Corn- 
wallis. He  had  been  previously  settled  in  Amherst,  but,  in  response  to 
the  call  from  these  two  churches,  he  began  work  in  his  new  field  April  1, 
1833.  In  August,  1835,  Mr.  Struthers  returned  from  Demerara,  and  took 
Mr.  Somerville's  place  in  Cornwallis,  becoming  sole  pastor  on  the  death 
of  Mr.  Forsyth  in  1840.  His  second  wife  was  Eliza  Ann  Davidson,  to 
whom  he  was  married  by  the  Rev.  Donald  Fraser  of  Lunenburg.  His 
ministry  lasted,  as  his  tombstone  records,  for  twenty-one  years,  and  his 
death  occurred  March  17,  1857.  During  the  brief  pastorate  of  Mr. 
Somerville  the  Watts's  Hymn  Book  was  finally  supplanted  by  the  Presby- 
terian version  of  the  Psalms.  It  it  said  that  this  minister  was  on  his 
wedding  tour  when  he  first  preached  in  Cornwallis,  in  1833,  and  that  in 
his  first  service  he  spoke  against  their  use  of  "  uninspired  hymns,"  which 
was  the  only  thing  about  him  that  displeased  the  congregation.  However, 
they  at  length  yielded  to  his  wish,  and  forever  after,  until  the  congregation 
broke  up,  the  Psalms  of  David  and  the  Scriptural  Paraphrases  in  the 
Presbyterian  version  were  exclusively  used.  The  manse  or  parsonage, 
during  Mr.  Forsyth's  ministry,  was  the  house  which  for  many  years  has 
been  occupied  as  a  Baptist  parsonage,  and  is  now  the  residence  of  the  Rev. 
S.  B.  Kempton.  It  was  sold  in  1847,  and  a  new  house  built  near  Kentville 
for  the  Rev.  Mr.  Struthers.     Among  the  earliest  elders  of  the  church  whom 


226        Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbroolc  and  others*         [July, 

living  residents  remember,  were  Elkanah  Morton,  Abram  Webster, 
Robert  Kinsman,  and  Abram  Newcomb.  The  oldest  records  of  the  church 
yet  found  are  in  the  hands  of  Edwin  Dickey,  clerk  of  session  for  the  North 
Cornwallis  church,  and  extend  back  to  May  1,  1843.  They  relate  the 
facts  of  the  next  pastorate  of  the  church,  that  of  the  Rev.  William 
Murray ;  and  record  that  a  call  was  issued  to  the  congregation  of  the  old 
church  to  meet  on  Monday,  December  27,  1858,  at  2  P.  M.,  in  reference  to 
a  proposed  division  of  the  church. 

An  act  of  legislature  dated  March  30,  1859,  authorizes  a  threefold 
division  of  the  dyke  lands  owned  by  the  church,  most  of  which  were  be- 
quests, and  the  division  is  minutely  described  in  the  records. 

Henceforth  the  history  of  the  oldest  church  in  Kings  County,  or  at  least 
in  Cornwallis,  becomes  the  history  of  three  separate  congregations, — the 
Northern,  Southern,  and  Western ;  the  Northern  worshipping  at  Canard, 
the  Southern  at  Kentville,  and  the  Western  at  Lakeville. 

To  this  original  church  and  congregation  belonged  the  ancestors  of  the 
best  known  Cornwallis  families,  the  Starrs,  Woodworths,  Eatons,  Chip- 
mans,  Newcombs,  Harrises,  Wellses,  Kinsmans,  &c.  &c.  In  process  of  time 
some  became  Episcopalians,  some  Presbyterians,  some  Baptists;  while  a 
few,  like  the  Cox  family  of  Kingsport,  remained  as  they  have  always  been, 
staunch  Congregationalists. 


LETTERS   OF   COL.  THOMAS   WESTBROOK 
AND   OTHERS, 

RELATIVE    TO    INDIAN   AFFAIRS    IN    MAINE. 

Communicated  by  William  Blake  Tbask,  A.M.,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. 

rContinued  from  page  144.] 

Boston  N.  E.  Jan^  19,  1724. 
Sr.  Your  Letter,  Dated  Quebec,  Octobr  29th,  pr  Henry  Edgar,  one  of 
the  English  Captives,  came  safe  to  me,  on  perusall  whereof  1  am  greatly 
surprised  at  the  matters  contained  therein,  which  are  so  unjustly  repre- 
sented that  I  cannot  satisfy  myself  to  pass  them  by  unanswered.  In  the 
first  place,  as  to  what  you  say  relating  to  the  Death  of  Mr.  Ralle,  the  Jesuit, 
which  you  set  forth  as  so  inhuman  &  barbarous,  I  seriously  acknowledge 
that  he  was  slain,  amongst  others  of  our  Enemies,  at  Narrigwalk,  And  if 
he  had  confiu'd  himself  to  the  professed  Duty  of  his  Function,  viz1  to  in- 
struct the  Indians  in  the  Christian  Religion,  had  kept  himself  within  the 
Bounds  of  the  French  Dominions,  &  had  not  instigated  the  Indians  to  War 
&  Rapine,  there  might  then  have  been  some  ground  for  complaint,  But 
when,  instead  of  preaching  peace,  Love  &  Friendship,  agreeable  to  the 
Doctrines  of  the  Christian  Religion,  he  has  been  a  constant  &  Notorious 
Fomenter  &  Incendiary  to  the  Indians  to  kill,  burn,  &  destroy,  as  flagrantly 
appears  by  many  originall  Letters  &  Manuscripts  I  have  of  his  by  me,  and 
where  in  open  violation  of  an  Act  of  Parliament  of  Great  Britain  &  ye 
Lawes  of  this  Province,  strictly  forbidding  Jesuits  to  reside  or  teach  within 
the  British  Dominions,   he  has  not  only  resided,   but  also  once  &  again 


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appeared  at  the  head  of  great  Numbers  of  Indians  in  an  hostile  manner, 
threatning  &  insulting,  but  as  also  publicking  [publickly]  assaulting  the 
Subjects  of  His  British  Majesty,  I  say,  if,  after  all,  such  an  Incendiary  has 
happen'd  to  be  slain  in  the  heat  of  Action  among  our  open  and  declared 
Enemies,  surely  none  can  be  blamed  therefor  but  himself,  nor  can  any  safe 
guard  from  you,  or  any  other,  in  such  proceedings,  Justify  him :  And  I 
think  I  have  much  greater  cause  to  complain  that  Mr  Willard,  the  Minister 
of  Rutland,  (who  never  had  been  guilty  of  the  Facts  chargeable  upon  Mr 
Ralle,  who  applied  himself  solely  to  the  Preaching  of  the  Gospel),  was  by 
the  Indians  you  sent  to  attack  that  Town,  assaulted,  slain  &  scalpt  &  his 
scalp  carried  in  Triumph  to  Quebec. 

As  to  the  next  Article  you  mentioned,  That  S*  Georges  "  River  was  in 
the  year  1700,  by  order  of  the  Two  Crowns  mark'd  as  the  bounds  of  the 
English  &  French  Lands,  whereby  it  appeared  that  Penobscot  was  given 
to  you,  &  that  one  Lafevre  had  a  right  to  the  Land  thereabouts,  &  that  all 
vessells  paid  a  Duty  to  him,  &  that  Mr  Capon,  Envoy  of  Engld  when  K. 
George  came  upon  the  Throne,  went  to  ask  the  Penobscot  Indians  to  Sub- 
mit themselves  to  England,  which  they  refused,"  I  have  no  difficulty  to 
answer  to  each  of  the  aforesd  Points,  &  as  to  the  Last,  relating  to  Mr 
Capon,  you  labour  under  a  very  great  mistake,  to  mention  him  as  an  Envoy 
of  England,  he  being  far  below  any  such  Character,  &  only  an  Inferiour 
Officer,  Comissary  or  Victualler  to  the  Garrison  of  Annapolis,  &  some  time 
after  that  was  taken  &  yielded  up  to  the  English  sent  by  the  Lieut  Govr 
of  that  place  to  visit  the  French  Settlements  within  that  district  &  to  require 
the  Oath  of  Allegiance  &  Fidelity  from  them  to  Queen  Anne,  but  he  had 
no  occasion  to  come  and  entice  the  Penobscot  Indians  to  Submit  themselves 
to  England,  for  they,  as  well  as  the  Narigwalk  Indians  &  many  other 
Tribes  had  done  that  long  before,  even  in  the  year  1693,  at  a  Treaty  with 
gr  ^ym  phipS?  Govr  of  this  Province,  by  which  Treaty,  I  can  make  it 
appear  that  they  not  only  submitted  themselves  as  Subjects  to  the  Crown 
of  England  but  also  renounced  the  French  Interest  &  quitted  claims  to  the 
Lands  bought  &  possessed  by  the  English,  But  Since  King  George  came 
to  the  Throne  Mr  Capon  has  not  been  in  those  parts  at  all,  as  I  am  in- 
form'd  by  the  People  of  that  Countrey. 

As  to  S*  Georges  River  being  the  Bounds  &  Lefevres  pretended  Right, 
it  seems  very  wonderfull  you  should  make  any  mention  of  those  things,  or 
lay  any  weight  upon  them  at  this  time,  when,  if  the  Case  were  formerly  as 
you  now  represent  it,  which  I  do  not  allow,  all  such  Claim  &  protection  is 
wholly  superceded  &  at  an  end,  whereof  you  may  soon  &  easily  satisfy 
yourself  by  consulting  the  Treaty  of  Peace  at  Utrecht  concluded  between 
the  Two  Crown [s]  in  the  Year  1713,  by  the  twe[l]fth  Article  whereof  it 
is  provided,  "That  all  Nova  Scotia  or  L'Acadie  with  its  antient  Boundaries 
&c.  together  with  the  Dominion,  property,  &  possession  of  the  sd  Islds  lands 
&  places  &  all  Right  which  the  most  Christian  King,  the  Crown  of  France 
or  any  the  Subjects  thereof  have  hitherto  had  to  the  Isld8  Lands  &  places 
&  the  Inhabitants  of  the  same  are  yielded  &  made  over  to  the  Queen  of 
Great  Brittain  &  to  her  Crown  forever."  Now,  by  the  aforesd  Resignation, 
the  French  King  quitted  all  Right  not  only  to  the  Lands  but  also  the  In- 
habitants, whether  French  or  Indians  or  whatsoever  they  were,  &  trans- 
ferr'd  the  same  to  the  Crown  of  Great  Brittain  for  ever,  whereby  you  are 
entirely  cut  off  from  any  claim  to  the  Subjection  of  the  sd  Indians  from 
thence  forward. 

And  We  are  not  ignorant  how  far  the  French  King  understood  the 


228        Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.        [July, 

Countrey  of  L'Accadie  to  extend  Westward  by  the  Patent  granted  to  *  *  * 
*  *  *  though  you  seem  to  be  a  Stranger  to  it. 

"  As  to  the  whole  Nation  of  the  Indians  exclaiming  against  some  of  their 
Tribe  as  pretending  they  were  suborned  to  give  Deeds  for  their  Lands,  if 
it  be  matter  of  Fact  that  they  do  so,  which  is  hard  to  be  conceded,  it  is  a 
most  unjust  Imputation  &  must  argue  a  wonderful  deceitfulness  &  self 
contradiction  in  them,  since  they  have  upon  all  Treaties,  when  the  whole 
Tribe  were  together,  constantly  acknowledged  &  submitted  to  the  English 
Titles  &  possessions  which  they  had  by  honor  &  lawfull  Purchase  acquired. 

As  to  the  building  of  Forts  any  where  within  the  Brittish  Dominions,  I 
suppose  you  will  not  Scruple  to  acknowledge  that  the  King  of  Great  Brit- 
tain  has  as  good  a  Right  to  erect  Fortresses  or  places  of  Defence  within 
his  Dominions  as  the  French  King  has  in  his,  &  therefore  when  you  shall 
please  to  give  me  Instances  of  the  French  King  applying  himself  to  the 
Indians  for  leave  to  build  a  Fort  or  Forts  for  the  Defence  of  his  Subjects, 
I  shall  then  give  you  a  further  answer  to  that  Argument. 

And  in  the  mean  Time  I  must  tell  you,  We  have  alwaies  treated  the 
Indians  with  Sincerity,  &  never  thought  it  proper  to  make  Apologies  for 
Building  Forts  within  our  own  Jurisdiction  (as  you  insinuate),  but  on  the 
Contrary,  in  all  our  Treaties  with  them  have  asserted  our  undoubted  Right 
so  to  do. 

You  likewise  signify  that  we  must  blame  no  Body  but  our  selves  for  the 
Violence  &  Hostilities  committed  against  our  Nation  by  the  Indians,  but 
Sir,  if  the  Blame  must  ly  where  it  ought,  I  must  impute  their  Outrages, 
falseness  &  111  Conduct  towards  us  not  so  much  to  their  own  Inclinations 
as  to  the  Instigations  of  the  Jesuit  Ralle  &  others  under  your  Govern- 
ment, whereof  We  have  had  sufficient  information  from  time  to  time,  as  also 
of  your  own  forcing  the  Indians,  against  their  Wills,  upon  our  Fronteirs  to 
destroy  &  cut  off  our  people,  which  cannot  be  otherwise  lookt  upon  than 
as  a  Direct  notorious  violation  of  the  Treaty  of  Peace  at  Utretcht.  Never- 
theless, Sir,  after  all,  I  have  much  greater  Inclination  to  live  in  Amity  & 
good  Correspondence  with  you  than  otherwise,  &  therefore  I  have  sent 
Col0  Sam11  Thaxter,  one  of  His  Majties  Councill  &  Col0  William  Dudley, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Represent168,  who  are  commissionated  to  confer 
with  you  Pursuant  to  such  Instructions  as  they  have  recd  from  me.  And 
I  desire  you  will  give  Credence  to  them  accordingly. 

I  am  Sr  yr  most  humble  &  most  Obed*  Serv* 
Endorsed:  Lett1  from  the  [William  Dummer.] 

V  Govr  to  Monsr  Vaudreuil,  Jany:  19.  1724-[5]. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  106-109. 


Sir,  I  recd  your  Letter  of  the  17th  Currant.  I  observe  that  you  have 
sent  out  the  Parties  upon  the  sev11  Marches  I  order'd  when  you  left  Bos- 
ton, And  that  you  are  getting  the  Forces  in  Readiness  for  the  other  March. 
I  desire  you  would  see  that  there  be  no  Delay  in  the  Preparations  for  the 
March  to  Penobscot,  But  that  you  have  150  of  your  best  Men,  or  more  if 
yy  can  be  spared,  ready  at  Richmond  with  Provisions,  Ammunition  & 
Snow  Shooes,  by  the  eighth  of  Febry  at  furthest,  &  if  you  have  no  Intel- 
ligence of  Saccamactens  Return  with  any  Indians  to  solicit  for  a  Peace. 
Let  the  Forces  march  precisely  by  the  eleventh  of  Feb.,  which  is  the  Day 
that  Saccamachtens  Time  will  expire,  allowing  his  fifty  Days  to  begin 
from  his  Setting  out  from  S*  Georges  (Wch  was  the  2d  Instant;)  Let  the 


1892.]      Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.         229 

March  be  up  Kennebeck  River  to  the  River  you  proposed,  I  think  (near 
Tecanock*)  &  from  thence  directly  a  Cross  the  Countrey  to  Penobscot: 
Send  a  Party  with  Provisions  to  meet  them  at  their  return  at  the  Place 
you  mentioned  to  me.  If  you  cann't  conveniently  go  upon  this  March  your 
self,  Let  Coll.  Harman  have  the  Offer  of  the  Command,  &  if  he  declines  it  I 
think  it  best  that  Cpt.  Heath  shd  command  &  Cpt.  Moulton  next  under 
him.  Let  them  be  very  exact  in  their  Journals  in  observing  the  Nature  & 
Scituation  of  the  Country,  wcb  will  be  of  great  Service  for  future  Marches. 
If  Saccamacten  shd  bring  in  any  Indians  in  Order  to   treat   of  a   Peace ; 

I  would  not  have  this  Motion  proceeded  in,  But  the  Forces  employ'd  in 
Scouting  on  this  Side  Kennebeck  River,  in  such  places  as  you  shall  think 
most  for  the  service.  Give  Strict  Orders  to  the  Commander  to  receive 
Saccamacten  kindly  if  he  shd  meet  him  coming  in,  &  that  he  &  his  Friends 
be  not  hurt  by  any  Neglect,  or  thro'  Ignorance  of  the  Soldiers,  &  there- 
fore it  will  be  necessary  that  all  yrr  Parties  should  know  of  his  Intention 
to  come  in  &  have  orders  to  receive  kindly,  Accordingly. 

You  must  forthwith  Order  a  Guard  to  assist  Cpt.  Gyles  in  Wooding,  & 
fill  up  his  Complim*  out  of  yrr  Men. 
Jan.  25,  1724-[5]. 

Orders  to  Coll.  Westbrook. 
Mass.  Arch.  72:  215. 

Fort  Mary,  Jan  25th  1724-5. 
May  it  Please  your  Honr 

This  comes  with  my  Dutie  &  humble  Service,  and  may  acquaint  your 
Honr  That  Corr11  Westbrook  with  all  ye  Rest  off  the  Officers  Called  in 
here,  &  are  passed  forward ;  &  according  to  yr  Honrs  Direction,  ye  Corr1 
Says,  I  shall  haue  men  as  soon  as  possible,  but  am  not  backward  in  my 
Endevours,  having  Sent  a  man  on  purpose  to  New  Hampshre  for  the  men. 
My  misfortune  in  this  affair  Lyes  in  Conception  that  if  they  inlist  in  the 
Kings  fort  they  can't  be  Cleared  in  a  years,  or  I  could  have  Enough  if 
your  Honr:  Sees  Cause  I  may  Discharge  them  in  12  months.  I  would  not 
trouble  yr  Honour  for  men,  which  Hetherto  I  have  found  the  fort  mostly 
with,  at  my  charge. 

Capt  Heath  has  taken  a  Rough  sceam  of  My  fort  &  well,  which  cost  so 
much  money  &  Labour),  &  all  that's  Necessary,  Except  Cape  Porpus  & 
Cape  Elizabeth,  between  two  which  bayes  I  Lie  in  sight,  &  will  send  for- 
ward to  mr  Pell  (Dedicated  to  yr  Hon1"),  &  in  order  to  be  Lanskipped,  as 
he  informes  me,  I  must  pay  30  shillins,  so  I  have  ordered  the  money  to  mr 
Pell. 

What  news  offers  Corr1  wrote  yr  Honr  from  hence ;  he  is  now  at  Casco 
&  Corn1  Harmon.  If  any  thing  new  offers  I  shall  Dutiefully  acquaint  yr 
Honr. 

One  Benjamin  Downer,  a  Soldier  of  mine,  Came  from  Nowich,  west  off 
Boston,  &  while  I  was  at  Boston  he  run  from  the  fort,  he  carryed  of  Six 
pounds,  &  gave  order  to  Capt  Jordan  &  to  me  to  take  his  pay,  but  mr  Jor- 
dan gott  it  out  of  my  Role.  I  must  pitty  my  selfe  that  other  men  take 
away  my  poor  priviledge. 

*  Teconnet  Falls  is  in  the  present  town  of  Winslow.  The  latter  was  incorporated  April 
26,  1771,  and  named  in  honor  of  Gen.  John  Winslow.  It  is  17  miles  from  Augusta,  and 
80  from  Portland,  on  the  Maine  Central  Railroad.  "  On  the  point  of  land  above  the  con- 
fluence of  the  two  rivers,"  Kennebec  and  Sebasticook,  "and  below  the  falls,  was  the  old 
Teconnet  fort  of  the  Indians  and  afterwards  fort  Halifax  of  the  English,  built  in  1754." 
Williamson's  Maine,  i.  50.    Varney's  Gazetter  of  Maine,  595;  Coolidge  and  Mansfield's 

II  History  and  Description  of  New  England,"  360. 


230         Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbroolc  and  others.       [July, 

Downer  has  forged  a  Discharge,  &  shown  it,  also  my  Name  in  severall 
papers,  some  have  by  me  as  furloes,  &  I  hope  your  Honr  will  give  orders 
to  Comanding  officers  to  Secure  him,  for  the  Service.  I  heard  of  him  being 
at  Newberry  &  Capt  Kent  can  Secure  him,  he  was  born  their  &  his 
friends  are  at  Norwich. 

I  hope  yr  Honr  will  forgiue  my  Tediousness,  &  giue  me  leave  to  se  my 
family  for  15  Dayes,  for  I  have  been  Sick  a  season  &  was  all  the  time  at 
Boston.  So  I  am  yr  Hon"  Humble  Serv* 

Capt  Samuel  Hinks  Fort,  Sam11  Hinckes. 

Jannuy  25th,  1724-5. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  110,  111. 


May  it  please  Your  Honour, 

Yesterday  Cap1  Bane  returned  from  his  March,  he  has  made  no  Dis- 
covery of  the  Enemy  Since  last  Fall,  in  any  part  of  his  March.  He  in- 
forms me,  that  Persumscot  River  and  Sebagook  Pond  was  so  open  that  it 
very  Much  hindred  him  from  getting  to  Madumbessuck  and  the  hunting 
Ground  thereabout.  I  have  sent  for  about  twenty  five  Men  who  are  to 
meet  me  at  Saco  Falls  on  the  eleventh  Instant,  in  Order  to  make  ye  Second 
attempt,  Whom  I  design  shall  march  away  light,  so  that  they  may  get 
there  if  possible.  I  design,  likewise,  another  Party  to  follow  them  up 
Saco  River  to  carry  Provision  with  Sleds  in  order  for  their  return.  I 
Judge  it  is  Your  Honours  desire  to  Search  that  Ground  Well,  in  order  to 
Intercept  &  Destroy  those  Fellows.  Notwithstanding  Persumscot  River 
and  Sebagook  Pond  was  so  open,  the  other  Ponds  and  Rivers  are  gener- 
ally fast.  I  am  Your  Honours  most  Obedient  Servant, 

Falmth :  Feby  8th,  1724-5.  Tho8  Westbrook. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  117. 


Fort  Mary,  Febr  16,  1724-5. 
May  itt  Please  yr  Honour, 

I  Beleive  Cap"  Heath  Marched  Exact  to  ye  Time  yr  Honour  ordered; 
on  his  Return  I  shall  emply  the  men  on  This  Side  off  Cannebick  River, 
persuant  to  yr  Honrs  orders. 

Leiut  Brown  marched  for  pigwoket,  the  13th  off  this  instant,  with  twenty 
nine  men.  I  Recd  the  inclosed*  the  15th  of  this  month,  about  nine  a  Clock 
at  Night.  I  am  yr  Hon"  most  Dutirall  Serv", 

Tho3  Westbrook. 

Post.  I  haue  advised  the  frontteer's  to  be  on  their  gaurds  untill  ye  Re- 
turn off  Those  Indians. 

The  Place  where  the  indian  sto'ped,  That  Did  not  Come  into  the  Fort, 
is  about  seven  miles  Distant. 

I  am  Dispatching  Cap"  Slocum,  immediately,  with  Cap"  Bean,  for 
georges,  Their  Being  an  interpreter  wanting. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  121. 


[From  a  letter  without  date,  superscription  or  direction,  but  evidently  in 
the  hand-writing  of  Secretary  Joseph  Willard,  we  copy  the  following,  in 

*  The  "  inclosed  "  matter  in  this  letter,  and  in  that  of  April  the  4th  following,  seems  to 
be  wanting. 


1892.]     Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others.  231 

regard  to  Capt.  Heath :    "  Cpt.  Heath  is  returned  from  Penobscot,  having 
met  with  no  Indians  there,  but  about  fifty  Houses  in  the  old  &  new  Town 
which  he  has  burnt."] 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  125. 


[John  Hunt*  and  Hannah  Hunt,  his  wife,  of  "  Almsbury,"  March  30, 
1725,  petition  Gov.  Dummer  to  release  their  son  Jacob  Hunt,  then  "att 
Richman  fort,  for  I  am  in  grate  wont  of  him,  I  being  uary  Lame,  and  haue 
no  help,  and  allso  Liue  uary  Remote."] 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  129. 


May  it  Please  your  Honr, 

Cap*  Bourn  will  be  able  to  acquaint  your  Honr  relating  what  I  wrote 
from  Spurwink  the  twenty  eighth  of  last  April,  I  sending  him  and  L* 
Dominicus  Jordan  to  make  Discovery.  I  have  Enquir'd  into  the  Affair  of 
Mr  Benja  York,  mention'd  in  your  Honrs  Letter,  Dated  April  ye  5th,  and 
by  Examining  your  Hon"  Orders  to  me,  from  time  to  time,  there  is  no 
men  Allow'd  him,  neither  did  the  General  Court  vote  him  any  in  the 
Year  1723.  Six  men  had  been  Allow'd  at  the  Ferry  Place,  and  upon 
Enquiry  I  find,  by  the  Coll0  of  the  Regiment  and  the  Select  men  of  the 
Town,  that  Mr  Sawyers  is  the  Establisht  Garrison,  Their  houses  standing 
not  above  two  or  three  hundred  Yards  Distant.  I  thought  it  best  to  put 
part  of  the  men  in  one  house  and  part  in  the  other,  and  Mr  Sawyer  having 
five,  and  York  but  three,  York  is  thereupon  uneasy.  I  posted  five  men  at 
Mr  Sawyers,  because  the  Cap*  and  Doctr  are  there,  and  the  Doctr  has 
Occasion  very  Often  to  cross  the  River  to  visit  the  Sick. 

I  am  Your  Hon1-8  most  Dutifull  Serv* 
Falm0  April  ye  4th,  1725.  Tho8  Westbrook. 

P.S.     The  Enclosed  is  the  List  of  the  ineffective  men  which  I   omitted 
to  send  with  the  other  Account. 

Mass.  Arch.  52  :  130. 


Aprill  5th,  1725. 
Coll0  Westbrook, 

I  have  two  of  yours  of  the  17th  past  &  one  of  the  27th,  receiv'd  yester- 
day. The  Council  have  voted  £12  &  no  More,  towards  the  Repairs  of 
Georges  Fort,  wch  you  are  to  husband  to  the  best  advantage  In  making  yr 
Lodgings  Comfortable  for  the  People;  &  having  visited  your  Familyes, 
lett  the  next  of  the  Sloop  in  the  Countryes  Service,  that  goes  eastward, 
take  in  the  Boxes  &  Nailes  At  Saco  Mills,  &  You  may  go  down  with  them 
to  See  the  Repairs  p'formed,  as  you  proposed,  &  as  farr  as  £12  you  may 
draw  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  D.  Service,  Rendring  an  Acc°  thereof. 
Cap*  Canada  acquaints  me,  that  Hee  had  Made  the  Wharf e  all  ready, 
which  you  Spake  off,  where  for  his  good  Service,  in  gallantly  defending 
that  Fort,  I  have  given  a  Commission  for  the  Same. 

Gett  all  your  Whaleboats  mended  that  are  Capable  of  it  (for  it  Will 
take  time  to  gett  New  ones),  &  order  say  forty  or  about  fifty  Men,  under 
a  dilligent,  prudent  officer,  downe  to  Penobscott  Bay,  &  as  much  further 

*  John  Hunt,  of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  son  of  Edward,  married  Hannah  Clough,  Dec.  5, 
1705.     Their  eldest  son  and  child  was  Jacob,  born  Sept.  8,  1706.    See  Genealogy  of  the 
Hunt  family,  by  Thomas  B.  Wyman,  page  11. 
VOL.  XL VI.  19 


232         Letters  of  Col.  Thomas  Westbrook  and  others,       [July, 

as  you  shall  think  for  the  Service,  especially  at  Passamaquady,  whereof 
y™  Letter  informs  the  Indians  have  bin  ye  last  Winter,  under  such  orders, 
as  if  well  Executed,  they  May,  by  Gods  blessing,  surprise  some  of  the 
Enimye,  if  there  bee  any  of  them  there.  I  have  wrote  a  Letter  to  all  the 
Coll°nells  in  yr  E.  &  W.  to  warn  the  People  to  be  on  their  gaurd  &  to  go 
out  in  Companys  to  their  Work  well  Armed.  I  finde  you  have  Sent  out 
divers  Parties  of  above  14  Men  to  ambuscade  the  Indians  in  their  lurking 
Places,  it  will  be  well  if  they  p'form  it  patiently  &  faithfully  which  I 
recomend  to  you  to  inspect  well  into,  &  that  they  be  releived,  from  time 
to  time,  by  fresh  Parties,  so  as  these  ambuscades  bee  Continued,  without 
intermission,  untill  you  have  further  orders,  &  that  you  Require  of  the 
Several  officers  an  Account  of  what  passes  in  their  turnes,  &  minute  down 
every  thing  any  do  worth  notice.  You  shall  hear  further  from  Me  very 
soon.  I  shall  be  glad  when  Capn  Ca :  [Kennedy?]  with  the  Indian  he 
promises  to  bring  with  [him]  are  Come  to  Penobscott.  You  shall  hear 
further  from  Me  in  a  short  time;  pray  do  every  thing  that  is  Possible  to 
keep  up  the  Terror  of  ye  Enemy. 

I  am  Sr  yr  friend  * 
Benja  Yorkshire,  of  papoodock,  having  Complain'd  to  Me  that  he  has 
not  an  equal  proportion  of  the  soldiers  at  his  house,  you  are  to  inquire  into 
that  Matter,  &  See  Justice  done  him. 


Cap*  D wight, 

I  rece'd  yours  of  the  22d,  &  Since  Jona  James's  Case  is  as  you  Men- 
tion pray  Keep  Him,  for  I  Will  give  no  presidency  of  that  Sort  that  shall 
tend  to  Weaken  or  deade[n]  a  Strict  discipline  in  the  Garrisons,  but  will 
Encourage  the  officers  in  a  due  execution  of  their  Authority.  Lett  me 
have  the  Survey  Mentioned  as  soon  as  you  Can  handsomely  Compleat  it. 

I  am  yr  Friend  &  S*  [  ] 

Endorsed— Letters  to  Col°  Westbrook  &  Capt  Dwight,  April  5th  1725. 
Mass.  Arch.  52:   131-133. 


Fort  George,  April  14,  1725. 
Col10  Westbrook, 

An  Indian  Dogg  appeared  on  ye  North  side  of  ye  Riuer,  a  Gainst  fort 
Georges,  Which  my  People  shott,  and  by  ye  Carkes  of  it  is  not  Long  since 
it  straid  from  ye  Indians,  Whear  vpon,  I  ordred  A  Larom  to  Notify  ye  a 
ietant  [adjacent]  Garriconc  to  be  on  thier  Guard,  for,  in  my  Opinion,  ye 
huntars,  or  a  small  scout  of  Indians,  ar  sulking  aboutt,  &  Came  Down  this 
Riuer,  if  it  might  Pleas,  a  small   Party  of  Men  to  Reng  [Range]  Might. 

is  from  your  humble  sar*  to  Command, 

John  Gyles. 

Sr     Since  I  Wrote  ye  aboue,  I  Rece'd  an  accompt  from  maquaitt,f  y*  a 
soldiar  is  missing,  &  suppos'd  to  be  taken.  a  Copy. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  139. 


This  Comes  by  mr  Moses  Markam,  your  Clerk,  Who  informes  me,  that 
Hee  has  On  divers  Occations  been  Imploy'd  by  you  in  Affairs   relating  to 

*  The  initials  at  the  close  of  this  letter  to  Col.  Westbrook  bear  some  resemblance  to  the 
letters  T.  and  D.,  but  the  internal  evidence  is,  we  think,  that  the  document  emanated  from 
Gov.  Dummer. 

t  Maquoit  Bay  is  in  the  southwest  part  of  Brunswick,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  Me. 


1892.]  Exhibitions  of  Harvard  College.  233 

the  Service,  wherein  there  has  been  no  allowance  for  his  expences,  which 
Seems  not  reasonable,  &  I  think  Hee  should  make  out  a  Just  account 
thereof,  Which  being  Avouched  by  you  will  doubtless  bee  allowed  him  by 
the  Government,  &  if  we  have  supply'd  the  Birth  Hee  had  with  you  by 
any  other  p'son,  &  there  be  any  other  vacancy  Sutable  for  Him,  Lett  Him 
have  it.  I  am  Yr  ] 

[To  Col  Tho8  Westbrook.] 
Mass.  Arch.  52:  140. 


York  16th  April  1725. 
May  it  Please  Your  Hon1 

We  have  no  Account  of  the  Enemy  at  present,  but  fear  they  [are] 
endavouring  to  be  reveng'd  on  us  for  their  Brethren.  I  hope  our  constant 
putting  Your  Hon"  Orders  in  practice  will  prevent  them.  I  have  no  Sloop 
yet  arriv'd  here  with  Stores  to  send  down  to  the  Eastward,  according  to 
Your  Honrs  Orders,  to  distress  them,  which  I  was  in  hopes  I  shou'd  have 
had  sometime  ago.  Lieu*  Jaques  has  been  for  some  considerable  time  past 
very  desiring,  with  me,  to  write  to  your  Honr  for  his  Dismission,  which  at 
last  has  prevail'd,  he  assuring  me  of  his  great  necessity  to  be  with  his 
business,  and  what  damages  he  shall  sustain  if  not  granted.  L*  Coll°  Har- 
mon tells  me,  he  had  Your  Honrs  word  to  dismiss  him  when  his  business 
earnestly  call'd  for  him,  which  it  doth  at  this  time.  Both  of  them  thank- 
fully Acknowledge  Your  Honrs  favours  to  them,  from  time  to  time.  If 
Your  Honr  shou'd  be  pleas'd  to  Dismiss  Lieut  Jaquesh  and  Commissionate 
En8  Carlile  in  his  room,  Lieut  Coll0  Harmon  informs  me,  he  will  be  very 
agreeable  to  him,  and  I  do  assure  your  Honr  I  have  known  him  ever  since 
I  have  been  in  the  Service,  and  have  always  found  him  a  modest  and  sober 
Young  man  and  very  ready  &  faithfull  on  all  Commands.  The  last  Orders 
I  recd  from  Your  Honr  were  dated  the  16th  of  last  Month.  Having  noth- 
ing more  that  offers  worth  Your  Honrs  notice, 

I  remain,  Your  Honrs  most  Dutifull  Serv* 

Tho8  Westbrook. 

P.S.  Lieu*  Coll°  Harmon  is  very  desirous,  if  Your  Honr  shou'd  order 
any  Sloop  to  guard  the  Fishery,  that  he  may  Command  her.  I  have  ask'd 
leave  some  time  ago,  to  go  home  for  a  few  days,  my  business  there  being 
very  urgent,  but  have  not  yet  recd  Your  Honrs  Smiles. 

Mass.  Arch.  52:  142. 

[To  be  continued.] 


THE   EXHIBITIONS   OF   HARVARD   COLLEGE    PRIOR 

TO    1800. 

By  Andrew  McFarland  Davis,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

The  histories  of  Harvard  College  all  furnish  information  concern- 
ing  the  several  funds  given  to  the  College  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing exhibitions  at  Cambridge.  Eliot  gives  a  tabulated  statement 
which  purports  to  contain  all  the  gifts  received  by  the  College  down 


234  Exhibitions  of  Harvard  College.  [July, 

to  the  year  1848.  This  statement  was  also  published  in  pamphlet 
form.  The  exhibitions  are  not,  however,  separately  collated  in  any 
of  these  publications.  There  is  enough  of  historical  interest  con- 
nected with  the  early  exhibitions  to  justify  the  publication  of  a  list 
composed  exclusively  of  beneficiary  trusts  for  students  received  by 
the  College  prior  to  1800,  showing  the  sources  whence  they  came 
and  the  specific  purposes  to  which  their  founders  dedicated  them, 
even  if  such  a  list  should  contain  but  little  information  that  is  new. 

Lady  Mowlson  Gift.  The  first  scholarship  at  Harvard  was  founded 
in  1643  by  Ann  Mowlson  of  London.  The  money  was  received  by 
Thomas  Weld,  Pastor  of  the  Roxbury  Church,  whose  authority  in  this 
behalf  was  derived  from  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  Bay.  The 
amount  of  the  gift  was  £100,  and  payment  was  made  by  Weld  to  the 
Country  Treasurer.  Interest  on  this  fund  was  paid  to  the  College  by  the 
Colony  until  1685,  when  for  some  reason  it  lapsed;  but  in  1713  payment 
of  principal  and  interest  was  made  to  the  College  Treasurer. 

The  College  is  in  possession  of  a  document  setting  forth  over  the  signa- 
ture of  the  founder  of  this  scholarship  her  purpose  in  establishing  it.  By 
the  terms  of  this  document  it  appears  that  the  yearly  revenue  of  this  fund 
was  "  according  to  her  good  and  pious  intention  "  "  to  be  and  to  remain  a 
perpetual  stipend  for  and  towards  the  perpetual  maintenance  of  some  poor 
scholar  who  shall  be  admitted  into  the  said  College  by  the  said  trustees  or 
the  major  part  of  them,  which  poor  scholar  is  to  enjoy  the  said  yearly 
stipend  only  until  such  time  as  such  poor  scholar  doth  attain  the  degree  of 
a  Master  of  Arts  and  no  longer,  and  then  the  said  yearly  stipend  shall  by 
the  said  trustees  be  bestowed  upon  another  poor  scholar  of  the  said  College 
whom  the  said  trustees  shall  think  best  deserving,  so  the  said  stipend  to 
go  in  succession  from  one  poor  scholar  to  another,  therefor  and  towards 
their  yearly  maintenance  in  perpetuum  in  manner  and  form  as  aforesaid." 
Such  facts  as  are  known  relative  to  the  history  of  this  scholarship  are 
published  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  for 
October,  1887.  It  is  unquesti